Man pleads guilty after raising funds for ISIS under guise of Gaza donations
A Toronto man has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges after using online fundraising platforms—allegedly meant to aid victims in Gaza—to funnel money to ISIS.
A Toronto man has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges after using online fundraising platforms—allegedly meant to aid victims in Gaza—to funnel money to ISIS.
Thirty-four-year-old Khalilullah Yousuf pleaded guilty this week to two of three terrorism-related offences: financing terrorism and participating in terrorist group activities. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
“He admitted having created online fundraising campaigns, collected money, and transferred funds, in both cash and cryptocurrency, abroad to support the Islamic State,” wrote the Public Prosecution Service of Canada in a release.