A man in the United States was sentenced to 30 years in prison for funding terrorist organizations with over $185,000 in cryptocurrency

ChainCatcher news, according to the official website of the U.S. Department of Justice, a man from Springfield, Virginia, Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, has been sentenced to 364 months (approximately 30 years) in prison for funding the terrorist organization ISIS through cryptocurrency.

According to court records and trial evidence, from October 2019 to October 2022, Chhipa raised funds via social media, converted the proceeds into cryptocurrency, and transferred them to Turkey, ultimately flowing to ISIS members in Syria to fund their prison escapes and support terrorist activities. During this period, he provided over $185,000 in cryptocurrency to ISIS.