The recent arrest of an 18-year-old in Idaho who planned to attack churches on behalf of ISIS demonstrates the growing use of cryptocurrency by extremist groups. The suspect had communicated with an individual online to donate money to ISIS using cryptocurrency. Terrorism experts warn that crypto is increasingly popular among all extremist groups, including ISIS supporters.
The FBI ’s arrest of an 18-year-old in Idaho who allegedly was planning to attack churches in Coeur d’Alene this past weekend on behalf of ISIS highlights how crypto is becoming "increasingly popular with all extremist groups ," a terrorism expert tells FOX Business.
" Mercurio is now facing a federal charge of attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization after the FBI says he devised a plan to "incapacitate his father, restrain him using handcuffs, and steal his firearms to use for maximum casualties" in an attack he had been planning to carry out in Coeur d’Alene on Sunday, April 7.
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