"Mateo Ventura, 21, was arrested and charged in a complaint on June 8, 2023, and pleaded guilty to one count of concealment of financing of terrorism on Oct. 15. Ventura was convicted of providing multiple electronic gift cards to an individual he believed was an ISIS operative, intending that they be sold on the dark web for under face value with the profits being used to support ISIS."
"Ventura intended for the proceeds to be used for a "war on kuffar," referring to disbelievers. He was under the impression that the money was being used to purchase ammunition and explosives. Ventura had also expressed a desire to fight alongside ISIS, and had attempted to purchase plane tickets with the plan of traveling to join the group, according to authorities."
Mateo Ventura, 21, of Wakefield pleaded guilty to concealment of financing of terrorism after providing electronic gift cards to an individual he believed to be an ISIS operative. Ventura intended the cards to be sold on the dark web for under face value with profits to support ISIS and to fund a "war on kuffar," believing the money would purchase ammunition and explosives. He expressed a desire to fight with ISIS and attempted to buy plane tickets to travel to the group. Between 2021 and 2023 he donated about $1,670. Judge Denise Casper sentenced him to 50 months in prison and seven years of supervised release.
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