Islamic State member jailed for 12 years after funding group in Bitcoin

TL;DR Breakdown: Hisham Chaudhary was found guilty of seven offenses under the Terrorism Act, and he has been jailed for 12 years.He was an active member of the Islamic State.  A “highly active” member of the Islamic State, Hisham Chaudhary, has been sentenced to jail following his role and the fundings he made to the terrorist group through Bitcoin. The 28-year-old Chaudhary from Oadby was found guilty of seven offenses under the Terrorism Act about two months ago, and “he posed a high risk of harm to the public,” said Judge Paul Farrer at Birmingham Crown Court. Chaudhary funded Islamic State in Bitcoin Chaudhary set up a Bitcoin system that reported enabled send about $72,070 (i.e., £52,000) to support the Islamic State movement without getting caught. According to Judge Farrer, he repeatedly funded the group in support of the extraction of IS members in detention camps. In a Telegram message, Chaudhary said, “we’ve been doing this for years, and no-one’s been caught by the virtue of Allah.” Chaudhary is guilty of two counts of funding terrorism, four counts of disseminating a terrorist publication, and one count of membership of a proscribed organization, as per the report. He has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. He will serve an extra five-year extension on license after a Probation Service.  “You’re an intelligent man, but unfortunately, your actions demonstrat...