According to the public report on The US Attorney's Office website, New Yorker Zoobia Shahnaz (27) was 'indicted for attempting to provide financial support to the ISIS terrorist group in a scheme that prosecutors say involved the purchase of cryptocurrencies using fraudulently obtained credit cards...'

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Sources

"Long Island Woman Indicted for Bank Fraud and Money Laundering to Support Terrorists." The United States Department of Justice. December 14, 2017. Accessed January 03, 2018. 

Staff writer. "Bitcoin trading is unlawful pursuant to Islamic Sharia, says Egypt's grand mufti." Ahram. Electronically published January 01, 2018. Accessed January 04, 2018.

Zhao, Wolfie. "Egypt's Religious Leader: Crypto Trading Forbidden Under Islamic Law." CoinDesk. January 02, 2018. Accessed January 03, 2018.