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Home Culture & Society Jordanian-Born Texan Charged With Murdering Iranian Student 24-05-2014 04:28 PM Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - U.S. federal prosecutors say a fraud investigation has led them to charge a Jordanian-born man with murdering an Iranian student and women's rights activist in Texas, American media reported on Sunday. Ali Irsan, 57, was indicted by a grand jury in Houston, Texas, on May 23 for the January 2012 killing of Gelareh Bagherzadeh. Bagherzadeh, a 30-year-old outspoken critic of Tehran's human rights abuses, was shot dead while talking with a friend on her cellphone. Her body was discovered behind the wheel of her car after it crashed in Houston. An FBI-led police team arrested Irsan, a naturalized U.S. citizen, on May 23 along with his wife, Shmou Ali Alrawabdeh and their adult daughter, Nadia Irsan. The two women are charged with theft of public funds after allegedly falsifying documents to receive Social Security disability benefits.

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Jordanian-Born Texan Charged With Murdering Iranian Student

24-05-2014 04:28 PM

Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - U.S. federal prosecutors say a fraud investigation has led them to charge a Jordanian-born man with murdering an Iranian student and women's rights activist in Texas, American media reported on Sunday.

Ali Irsan, 57, was indicted by a grand jury in Houston, Texas, on May 23 for the January 2012 killing of Gelareh Bagherzadeh.

Bagherzadeh, a 30-year-old outspoken critic of Tehran's human rights abuses, was shot dead while talking with a friend on her cellphone.

Her body was discovered behind the wheel of her car after it crashed in Houston.

An FBI-led police team arrested Irsan, a naturalized U.S. citizen, on May 23 along with his wife, Shmou Ali Alrawabdeh and their adult daughter, Nadia Irsan.

The two women are charged with theft of public funds after allegedly falsifying documents to receive Social Security disability benefits.

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