Posts Tagged ‘financing’
Frisco woman sentenced for lying to FBI about recruiting for terrorist actions in Pakistan
A Frisco woman has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for making false statements related to international terrorism, Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs announced. Kahkashan Haider Khan, 54, a U.S. citizen and immigrant from Pakistan, received a 96-month sentence from U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant III on Oct. 7, 2025, after…
Read MoreNorth Shore man pleads guilty to concealing terrorism financing for ISIS
A North Shore man has pleaded guilty to concealing the source of material support intended for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Mateo Ventura, 20, of Wakefield, entered a guilty plea to one count of concealment of financing of terrorism on Oct. 15, 2025, according to United States Attorney Leah…
Read MoreDetroit man sentenced to 9 years in prison for attempting to donate cryptocurrency to ISIS
A Detroit man will spend nine years in prison after pleading guilty to twice concealing cryptocurrency donations intended for ISIS, federal prosecutors said. According to court records, Jibreel Pratt, 26, initiated a conversation with an informant in February 2023, who Pratt believed was an ISIS member who could organize overseas travel for Pratt to join…
Read MoreGerman man arrested for running assassination platform targeting Merkel and Scholz
Special police arrested a man in Dortmund on Monday evening over running a darknet hitman platform targeting high-profile politicians and offering cryptocurrency as bounty, German prosecutors said. The suspect, Martin S, allegedly operated the anonymous “Assassination Politics” board since at least June, and kept a list of more than 20 targets including former Chancellors Olaf…
Read MoreTwo 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…
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