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For: The opinion Posted 01 Feb 2023, 21:45 pm EST
Victoria Jacobs, 43, known as Bakhrom Talipov, was charged with using cryptocurrency to provide financial support to terrorist groups in Syria.a rare process involving virtual currency to finance terrorism.
The New York woman is charged with 11 counts, including terrorism, money laundering and other crimes.
We indicted Victoria Jacobs for allegedly providing material support to Syrian terror group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham in “one of the rare cases worldwide where cryptocurrency is alleged to have financed terrorism.” – DA Bragg Read more in @1010wins: https://t.co/rymWUsOXMD
— Alvin Bragg (@ManhattanDA) February 1, 2023
Jacobs provided material support to Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, a US State Department-designated foreign terrorist organization, and gave more than $5,000 to the terrorist training group Malhama Tactical, who fought and provided special military and tactical training to Hay’at. Tahrir al-Sham, the indictment said.
“This case marks the first time terrorist financing has been prosecuted in New York State Court and is one of the rare cases worldwide in which cryptocurrency is alleged to have financed terrorism,” the US attorney said. Manhattan district, Alvin Bragg.
Supposedly, Jacobs laundered $10,661 on behalf of Malhama Tactical by receiving cryptocurrency transfers and Western Union and MoneyGram from supporters around the world and send the funds to Bitcoin wallets controlled by Malhama Tactical. In addition to sending cryptocurrencies, the also purchased Google Play gift cards for the organization, according to the indictment.
“Disturbingly, approximately a month later, on September 21-22, 2021, the defendant, in a Telegram chat, claimed to be a ‘brother’ who was ‘behind enemy lines’ and asked for prayers for the ‘courage , the strength, the guide”. , and wisdom to carry out certain missions,’” Assistant District Attorney Edward Burns said in a court filing.
Along with these statements, Jacobs posted a 15-second video clip of an unknown person moving ominously with a firearm.” continuous. “The timing of this publication and the defendant’s acquisition of the weapons support the conclusion that she intended to use the weapons illegally.”
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