New York Woman Charged with Funding Palestine Islamic Jihad
Prosecutors say Catherine Beth Washburn sent about 80 cryptocurrency transfers totaling $30,116 to a Gaza-based PIJ fighter and led an anti-protest group.
- On Tuesday, federal authorities arrested Catherine Beth Washburn, 37, of Irondequoit, New York, charging her with attempting to provide material support to the Palestine Islamic Jihad, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
- Washburn led the Direct Action Movement for Palestinian Liberation , a group formed after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, which prosecutors say rejects peaceful protest in favor of "direct action."
- Financial records show Washburn made approximately 80 cryptocurrency transfers totaling $30,116 to an account used by a Gaza-based fighter, according to the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force.
- Before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Pederson on Tuesday, Washburn made her initial court appearance; she faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.
- U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo said Washburn went to "great lengths" to finance violence, driven by "her self-described hate of Israel and Jewish people," underscoring federal commitment to stopping terror funding.
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New York Woman Arrested for Allegedly Sending Crypto to Palestinian Islamic Jihad Terror Group
IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. (VINnews) – A 37-year-old New York woman described as a leader of an extremist pro-Palestinian group was arrested and charged Wednesday with attempting to provide material support to the designated terrorist organization Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ), federal authorities announced. Catherine Beth Washburn of Irondequoit faces a charge of attempting to provide material support […]
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NY woman charged with attempting to send over $30,000 to Palestinian Islamic Jihad
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 …
DOJ Announces Charges Against New York Woman Accused of Funding Terror Group
An Irondequoit, New York woman has been arrested on federal charges alleging she attempted to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization through cryptocurrency transfers and encrypted communications, according to the Justice Department (DOJ). The investigation was conducted by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. Authorities say Catherine Beth Washburn is accused of...
New York woman charged for attempting to send funds to Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Catherine Beth Washburn, 37, of Irondequoit, N.Y., was arrested and charged on Tuesday with attempting to provide material support to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, by allegedly sending more than $30,000 in cryptocurrency to a purported PIJ fighter in Gaza, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.According to a criminal complaint, Washburn is a leader of the Direct Action Movement for Palestinian Lib…
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