A federal judge sentenced Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa to 30 years and four months in prison. The Ministry of Justice revealed on May 9 that Chhipa had transferred $ 185,000 in cryptocurrency Islamic state managers.
He operated the network from October 2019 to October 2022. The money he collected was wired online and in person, then converted to crypto and transmitted to managers in Türkiye.
Islamic State financing
According to reports, chhipipa wire transfers were not insignificant. More than $ 185,000 experienced its accounts over three years. Part of this money went to pay Salary of Islamic State activists. Some have financed women to escape prison. He used routine tools – Phones and e -mail – in the financing pipeline of a terrorist group.
Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, 35, from Springfield, was sentenced yesterday to 30 years and 4 months in prison for providing significant support to the Islamic State.
– American lawyer Edva (@Edvanews) May 8, 2025
Tactics used to escape detection
Prosecutors said that Chhipa had the expertise of covering your path. He used pseudonyms by poorly spelled e-mail to hide his identity. He changed phones and opted for phony names when he reserved the transport.
He even pulled the eye of Interpol. The authorities informed him in blue advice after trying to cross Mexico to Egypt. He was sentenced by a jury in December 2024 on a conspiracy chief and four accusations of material support for a listed terrorist organization.
Other black crises and lists
The Chhipa affair is not an isolated incident. On March 27, the Ministry of Justice seized about $ 200,000 in crypto associated with the portfolios operated by Hamas. According to DoJ reports, these portfolios had whitewashed more than $ 1.5 million since October 2024.
About at the same time, the Treasury Foreign Active Office controls the eight blacklist addresses. They report That the Yemen Houthis used these portfolios to buy weapons and escape the sanctions.
Global effort to fight against cryptography abuses
Based on Chain-analysis Figures, extremist groups received at least $ 24.2 billion in cryptocurrency in 2023. It is a low percentage of global illicit cryptography flows, but it still supports violence.
The United Nations Terrorism Committee has warned that, without control, terrorists can go from money and fully digital financing. Officials call for more strict anti-lambing regulations and greater collaboration between governments and cryptographic companies.
By condemning the long -term Chhipa, the American judges set a border. They indicate that crypto will not be used differently from money when it helps terrorist groups. The case highlights an increasing opinion: if you finance terror, face the time behind bars – without knowing how you transfer money.
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