A Michigan man who used cryptocurrency to fund terrorist organizations faces up to 10 years in prison
July 9, according to an official announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice, Jibreel Pratt, a 26-year-old man from Michigan, pleaded guilty today to two counts, including intending to donate cryptocurrency to the foreign terrorist organization ISIS. According to the plea agreement, in February 2023, Pratt took the initiative to make a phone call with a confidential person who Pratt believed could help him go abroad and join ISIS. Over the next few months, Pratt expressed his desire to join ISIS and recorded a video pledging allegiance. In March and May 2023, Pratt sent cryptocurrency to confidential people with the intention of using the money to help support the commission of violence. The verdict will be handed down on November 13, 2025, and Jibreel Pratt faces up to 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
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