Abdullah At Taqi, 26, was found guilty on all three counts of an indictment charging him and co-defendant Mohammad David Hashimi with conspiring and attempting to provide support to the designated foreign terrorist organization and conspiring to launder money. The defendants collectively sent thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency and wire transfers to a self-proclaimed ISIS member. "The defendants used Bitcoin. PayPal and GoFundMe to fund ISIS's deadly mission," U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Joseph Nocella said.
Living in a village near Mosul was full of happiness until the Islamic State invaded. I witnessed the murder of my father and cousin at nine years old.
The couple faces charges for genocide, human trafficking, and crimes against humanity related to their enslavement of Yazidi girls, highlighting Germany's role in prosecuting IS war crimes.