The RCMP says that a 36 -year -old man from Toronto declared himself guilty of two positions so that the force calls the greatest scheme of terrorism financing in the history of Canada.
Mounties says Khalilullah Yousuf He used cryptocurrencies and money transfers to finance a terrorist organization outside Canada between September 2019 and December 2022.
They say Yousuf Admitted to the Court to raise more than $ 15,000 through Gofundme and contribute more than $ 35,000 to “multiple recipients” for the benefit of the terrorist group that quotes on the Daesh list, also known as ISIS.
Police say Yousuf He also declared himself guilty of participating in the activities of a terrorist group creating and distributing more than 3,800 internet -based hyperlinks with the purpose of radicalizing, indoctrinating and recruiting for ISIS.
They say that between October 2020 and March 2021, Yousuf I was in contact with an individual in the United States who was later convicted of trying to provide material support to ISIS.
Police say that this is the greatest condemnation of terrorism financing in terms of monetary value in Canadian history and the first condemnation for successful terrorism financing in the country where the defendant used cryptocurrencies and crowdfunding online.
