Bitcoin [BTC] used to launder over $150,000 to ISIS; Accused New Yorker faces 20 years in prison

bitcoin [BTC] used to launder over $150,000 to ISIS; Accused New Yorker faces 20 years in prison

In a blow to the cryptosphere, a naturalized US citizen has pleaded guilty to helping the terror group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria [ISIS] by using bitcoin [BTC] and other cryptocurrencies. Zoobia Shahnaz, a Long Island resident, admitted to laundering and wiring more than $150,000 in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin to shell companies […]

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