Toronto ISIS financier pleads guilty
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Khalilullah Yousuf raised money for Gaza but sent it to ISIS.
An Islamic State financier from Toronto has admitted he used online fundraising platforms to collect tens of thousands of dollars for the terrorist group’s fighters overseas.
At the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Monday, Khalilullah Yousuf pleaded guilty to terrorist financing and participating in terrorist group activity.
Claiming he was fundraising for Palestinians in Gaza and Muslim religious events, Yousuf solicited donations on crowdfunding sites such as GoFundMe.
But Yousuf instead sent the money to an ISIS facilitator, who provided photos of weapons, ammunition and an ISIS flag to show how it was being used.
Yousuf also acknowledged he had produced ISIS propaganda, as well as manuals on how to carry out attacks and instructions on how to join the terror group.
Prosecutors are seeking a 12-year sentence.
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