(JEWISH GROUP) NY woman charged with attempting to send over $30,000 to Palestinian Islamic Jihad

[Behind the Aegis]

A New York woman was arrested and charged with attempting to provide financial support to “Palestine Islamic Jihad,” a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist group, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

Catherine Beth Washburn, 37, of Irondequoit, New York, allegedly sent more than $30,000 in cryptocurrency across 80 transactions to an individual who identified as a Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighter in Gaza and claimed to have engaged in attacks against Israel, according to the Justice Department.

She was charged with attempting to provide material support and resources, namely currency, to a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

“As alleged in the complaint, this defendant, fueled by her self-described hate of Israel and Jewish people, went to great lengths to attempt to provide financial support to terrorist organizations that use violence to further their agendas, including the Palestine Islamic Jihad,” Michael DiGiacomo, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, said in a statement.

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[RandySF]

1. It's a civic group.

Just like your local Moose Lodge, only with bombs.

[walkingman]

2. I didn't think they could track Crypto transactions?

I thought that was their primary purpose other than investment speculation?

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Dunno, But looks like the Jew-hating bigot found out the hard way.