He was just a “lonely, sad” man, say his attorneys. Maybe he was looking for love with Umm Dujanah. An explosive romance, as it were.
“Bitcoin for ISIS? Feds say Virginia man bankrolled terrorists with crypto,” FOX 5 DC, December 10, 2024 (thanks to Lookmann):
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Virginia man accused of funneling tens of thousands of dollars to ISIS is on trial in a federal court in Alexandria, with prosecutors alleging he used cryptocurrency to support the terrorist organization.
Mohammed Chhipa, 35, of Springfield, is charged with sending funds earmarked for the Islamic State through a Turkish intermediary.
An FBI raid in northern Virginia was caught on camera. The man that was arrested is accused of sending money to support ISIS.
Prosecutors claim Chhipa converted more than $74,000 into Bitcoin and transferred it to accounts intended for an Islamic State member in Syria, known as Umm Dujanah….
An undercover FBI agent testified about his communications with Chhipa, detailing plans to send funds and discussions of using suicide bombs.
In 2019, the FBI raided Chhipa’s Fairfax home, uncovering materials for building explosives.
Virginia resident Mohammed Chhipa will remain behind bars on terrorism support charges after appearing in federal court in Alexandria today. FOX 5’s Katie Barlow was there in court Wednesday. She has the latest.
Defense attorneys argue Chhipa was entrapped by federal agents and portrayed him as a “lonely, sad” man manipulated by government sting operations.
“He was a lonely, sad, inflated man who the government tried to set up,” said defense attorney Zachary Deubler, claiming the FBI used a fake bride and marriage broker to gain Chhipa’s trust….
somehistory says
An LE setup is not the same as entrapment. It’s only entrapment if the perp would not have done what he did without the support/encouragement from LE.
That goon in the photo is really, really ugly and has a very lazy appearance. So where did he get that kind of money? To send that much, and still have a house in Fairfax, VA (where living isn’t cheap), causes the curious to ask, “Where does he get his money?”
He should serve his sentence and then be sent some place else….like mid-Pacific ocean. Or the cold North Atlantic.
rick says
Just keep him in jail. If he is released , deport him to his country. Thanks.
Paul Kiernan says
The US, (like Europe) is the ideal place for earning money for jihad terrorism.. kafirs Unite! Save the Kafirshpere! Whyvtreat the free world as your a Kafirteria?
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Since his country has been liberated, he can now go back to Damascus and join whichever group he likes. There is no reason that Virginia has to be a part of his net
Ty Alder says
Looks Indian/Pakistani. Imprison for 50 years or so after chemical or physical castration, then deport.
Check Burry says
He is far from being a Virginia man. And only 35, hasnt worn well. Remove asap
FYI says
Not to judge by appearance..but it looks like the Swamp Thing found allah and …converted to islam..
James Lincoln says
So, how many Virginians out there would like to have Mohammed Chhipa move into your nice, upper-middle-class, leafy neighborhood?
Billy says
Another Muslim is following Allah and the Quran. Allah in Qur’an 49:15 says, “Surely the believers are only those who believed in Allah and his messenger. They do not doubt, and they performed jihad with their money and their lives for the sake of Allah. Those are the truthful.”