Alavi

In December 2009, Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, described Alavi as having "effectively been a front for the government of Iran."

The Iranian Threat to New York City Mitchell D. Silber 2012

The federal government moved Thursday to seize assets belonging to the Alavi Foundation and the Assa Corp., including a Manhattan skyscraper and four mosques, citing alleged links to the Iranian government.

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The NYPD Intelligence Division also played a role during the initial stages of the Alavi investigation.

The Iranian Threat to New York City Mitchell D. Silber 2012

Iran also has a presence in New York via the Alavi Foundation, a nonprofit ostensibly devoted to charity works and promoting Islamic culture.

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Alavi had earlier suggested that he thought the drugs might have been intended for use in a prison hospital.

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A contemporaneous complaint filed by Mr. Bharara's office led to the seizure of Alavi's assets—including the Islamic Institute of New York, the largest Shiite mosque in the city and the location most closely affiliated with Iran's U.N. mission.

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Alavi refers to the descendants of Ali, a relative and potential successor to Prophet Muhammad.

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"We are right at the point where there are no stations being put in," Alavi said.

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“The root of [this] violence is very simple: The mullahs of Iran for centuries relied on small groups of acolytes, vigilante groups, to enforce their fatwas [religious edicts],” professor Reza Alavi told me in Tehran.41

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Prosecutors claim in federal court proceedings that Alavi served as a U.S. operations arm for the Iranian government, including managing a Fifth Avenue office tower, running a charity and moving money from the office tower to Bank Melli.

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