Iranian Intelligence Officer, 3 Others Charged in Plot to Kidnap US Journalist in New York

The seal of the United States Department of Justice is seen on the building exterior of the United States Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York in Manhattan on Aug. 17, 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Federal authorities charged an Iranian intelligence officer and three alleged members of an Iranian intelligence network on July 13 with plotting to kidnap an American journalist from New York.

According to an indictment filed in Manhattan federal court, the kidnapping ploy was part of a broader effort to lure three people from Canada and a person from the UK to Iran.