US man who sent crypto to ISIS could serve prison till he’s 65

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The Justice Department said Chhipa would raise funds for the United Nations-designated terror organization through social media — receiving money online, or traveling hundreds of miles to accept donations in person. He’d convert the money into crypto and send it to Turkey for it to be smuggled to Islamic State members across the border in Syria, prosecutors said.

Related: US Treasury sanctions Myanmar militia group for alleged crypto scamsThree days later, prosecutors said Chhipa “purchased a series of bus tickets using variations and/or misspelling of his name and recently created email accounts.”He then travelled from Virginia to Mexico and onto Guatemala.

Prosecutors said that from around October 2019 until October 2022, the 35-year-old Chhipa collected and sent money to female Islamic State members in Syria, which helped them escape prison camps and funded fighting.

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Author / Journalist: Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan

Category: Crypto

Markets: United StatesEgyptGermanyGuatemalaIndiaIraqIsraelMexicoMyanmarPanamaTurkey

Topics: Prison Organization Members Money Terrorist State Prosecutors Islamic Virginia Chhipa Escape

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Published On: 2025-05-09 @ 04:57:04 (1 days ago)

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