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In this month’s terrorism financing report, we cover terrorism financing news from North America to Southeast Asia, featuring the arrest of finance chiefs in terrorist organizations, sanctioned ISIL-KP cryptocurrency addresses, and cartel money laundering networks. We also cover criminal organizations’ weapons-smuggling operations and Iranian insurance schemes! Don’t miss our long-read recommendations on hybrid terrorism financing networks and Boko Haram’s financing evolution.
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North America
James “Fergie” Chambers, a pro-Palestinian activist and philanthropist, was arrested in Spain after the United States sought his extradition on allegations of money laundering intended to finance terrorism. Chambers and his organization, Babochki, have donated about US$800,000 to the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA). US authorities claim that MECA has provided funds to organizations they classify as affiliates of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
The US Treasury sanctioned 134 Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIL-KP) cryptocurrency addresses within the group’s network. ISIL-KP allegedly used its media wing to solicit crypto contributions through Tron, Monero, and Bitcoin. The Tron wallets have processed more than US $1.4 million since 2023, with more than US $880,000 transferred out.
Mahmoud al‑Abyari, a UK‑based senior Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official, was designated by the US Treasury for providing material support to Hamas, including fundraising for the previously sanctioned Turkish charities Filistin Vakfi and Hayat Yolu. Al‑Abyari worked with two Hamas‑created front charities, Indonesia‑based Tujah Bulah Global and Gaza‑based Madad Palestine Charitable Society, to raise funds for the group’s military wing. Türkiye‑based El‑Kahira for General Trading was also sanctioned for transferring hundreds of thousands of dollars to Hamas.
