"This is the dream millions of Iranians are fighting. They want to have justice. That's why I want to say [it is] a historical day," Alinejad said. "The killers wanted to see me covered in blood, dead on my porch in Brooklyn, and thanks to law enforcement agents, I am alive. "I have survived three assassination plots, kidnapping ... How lucky am I?" Alinejad added.
Gumrukcu, a magician-turned-scientist who admitted to buying his medical degree from a Russian university, lived in a Hollywood mansion and partied with Oscar winners and movie producers, according to VTDigger. He stood to make millions from the merger of his biotech company Enochian BioSciences. "Dr. Gumrukcu is one of those rare geniuses that is not bound by scientific discipline or dogma. He sees connections and opportunities often missed," Enochian Vice Chairman Mark Dybul said in a 2019 news release.
Michael Dulfo and Avery Bivens pleaded guilty to murder-for-hire charges related to their attempts to kill developer Sergio Pino's estranged wife amid his contentious divorce.