Posts Tagged ‘financing’
Two Defendants Convicted of Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Abdullah At Taqi, 26, of Queens, was convicted by a jury on all counts of an indictment charging him and co-defendant Mohamad David Hashimi with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization,…
Read More83 arrests in landmark African operation against terrorism financing
A first-of-its-kind operation targeting terrorism financing and the illegal activity supporting it, has led to 83 arrests across six African countries and the identification of 160 persons of interest. Operation Catalyst (July – September 2025) aimed to identify and disrupt financial flows and schemes found to have connections to terrorism financing and its support networks.…
Read MoreUS Sanctions Iranian Financiers, Others Over $100M in Cryptocurrency Transfers From Iran Oil Sales
A pair of Iranian financiers and more than a dozen people and firms across Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates were sanctioned Tuesday for allegedly coordinating $100 million worth of cryptocurrency transfers from the sale of Iranian oil for the benefit of Iran’s government and military. Treasury alleges that Iranian nationals Alireza Derakhshan and…
Read MoreTreasury Sanctions Global Network Supporting Iran’s Military UAV Program
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating five entities and one individual based in Iran, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China for their procurement of technology in support of OFAC-designated Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA). HESA is a state-owned subsidiary of Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed…
Read MoreLong Beach man arrested for sending money to purported ISIS terrorists
A Long Beach man was arrested for allegedly providing financial support to those claiming to be members of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Justice Department said Friday. Mark Lorenzo Villanueva, 28, allegedly communicated with two people who identified as ISIS fighters and expressed his desire to participate in the terrorist organization’s cause.…
Read MoreLebanon bans dealing with Hezbollah financial entity
Lebanon’s central bank has banned banks and brokerages from dealing with a Hezbollah-affiliated financial institution, according to a circular, a sign of the group’s diminished sway over state affairs since its devastating war with Israel. Keeping up military pressure on the Iran-backed group, Israel on Tuesday launched some of its heaviest airstrikes since a ceasefire…
Read MoreTens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder’s wife
Police in Saitama Prefecture have found tens of millions of yen in cash at the home of the wife of the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult’s founder Chizuo Matsumoto, who went by the name Shoko Asahara, informed sources said Tuesday. The cash was found when the Saitama Prefectural Police searched the apartment of Matsumoto’s 66-year-old…
Read MoreDetroit man tried to fund ISIS by sending crypto to federal informant twice
A 26-year-old man from Detroit has pleaded guilty to concealing cryptocurrency donations he attempted to make to ISIS. According to authorities, Jibreel Pratt initiated a conversation in February 2023 with an informant he believed was a member of ISIS who could help him travel overseas to join ISIS. Over several months, Pratt pledged allegiance to…
Read MoreCalifornia Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
Ammaad Akhtar, 33, of Stockton, was arrested today and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. According to court documents, since February 2025, Akhtar has been communicating online with a law enforcement-controlled individual, whom Akhtar believed was a member of ISIS. In these conversations, Akhtar voiced his support for ISIS…
Read MoreUS issues sanctions against charities supporting Hamas, PFLP
The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday targeting individuals and sham charities that it said were prominent financial supporters of the Palestinian groups Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The individuals and groups targeted were funding Hamas’ military wing under the pretense of doing humanitarian work, in Gaza and internationally, the…
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