PANews, May 8 - According to a announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice, 35-year-old Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, a resident of Virginia, was sentenced to 30 years and 4 months in prison for funding the terrorist organization ISIS. Evidence shows that between October 2019 and October 2022, the defendant raised funds through social media and personally drove hundreds of miles to collect cash, later converting over $185,000 into cryptocurrency and transferring it to Turkey, ultimately flowing to ISIS members in Syria. These funds were used to support ISIS militants and rescue imprisoned female members. In December 2024, a federal jury found him guilty of five counts, including conspiracy to fund foreign terrorist organizations.