The Justice Department shows no curiosity about why a Russian national would want to aid a terrorist group in Syria. The reasons why would lead them into the study of Islam, and they are resolutely unwilling to get anywhere near that.
“Russian National Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization,” Department of Justice, January 8, 2024:
Murat Kurashev, 36, of Sacramento, California, pleaded guilty to a single-count indictment charging him with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
According to court documents, Kurashev attempted to provide financial support to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). HTS was designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State and engages in terrorism in Syria. Between July 2020 and February 2021, Kurashev used money transfer services to send approximately $13,000 to two known couriers of an HTS fundraiser. Records obtained from the money transfer services documented multiple transactions from Kurashev to the couriers in Turkey usually in increments of $1,000. The couriers retrieved the funds often within 24 hours of transfer. Surveillance footage from money transfer businesses captured Kurashev in the midst of some of the transactions.
Law enforcement’s review of social media and encrypted mobile messaging discussions between Kurashev and the fundraiser, demonstrated that they believed that providing money in support of the HTS’s fighters was tantamount to being engaged in violent jihad. During these conversations with the fundraiser, Kurashev mentioned that he wished he could join the fight in Syria as a mujahideen [sic] and regretted that he could only provide financial support. These conversations make clear that Kurashev was fully aware of the fundraiser’s violent extremist ideology and participation and work on behalf of HTS.
Additional evidence seized by the FBI revealed that Kurashev followed the fundraiser’s online presence and various social media accounts. Some of fundraiser’s social media accounts that were viewed by Kurashev included solicitations for money to purchase military equipment, boots, clothing, firearms, and, in one case, a motorcycle. FBI forensic analysis of Kurashev’s Apple iCloud account revealed it to be replete with violent extremist content, including a video depicting HTS fighters. It appears that Kurashev watched this video while driving his work van along Interstate 80….
࿗Infidel࿘ says
For a government that is so obsessed w/ Russia, they could have investigated Kurashev b’cos he was Russian, as opposed to him being muslim! They could have dodged the “islamophobia” allegation pretty easily
FFL says
Their all part of the snake.
Wellington says
There is no upside for the USA to a “Muslim migrant” being in California or anywhere in America. And very much tending to prove yet again that a completely Muslim-free America would be a better-off America, just as a completely Neo-Nazi-free or Marxist-free or Nation of Islam-free or KKK-free or BLM-free or Antifa-free or Leftist-free America would also, clearly, be a better-off America.
Specifically here, how does any Muslim in America make America a better place BECAUSE that person is Muslim? Well, perhaps there is one way this can be “accomplished,” i.e., Muslims being Muslims in full accord with the totalitarian and freedom-crushing dictates of Islam do alert many non-Muslims respecting just how awful the Islamic faith is. Minus this way, I see no other.
A la Bob Dylan, it’s such a drag to encounter certain people. These would include Muslims, Neo-Nazis, Marxists and Leftists (N.B. a good bit of overlap between Marxists and Leftists). None advance the cause of mankind in any sane, decent and sensible way and all are a drag on the continuing experiment which is America.
Michael Paul Skok says
“Specifically here, how does any Muslim in America make America a better place BECAUSE that person is Muslim?”
No more than a Kamikaze pilot would America a better place back in WWII.
ed says
Biden’s people
Hudders. says
Imagine how much $ leave secretly & how many are truly sending from the US?
I bet the amount will be staggering..
Come to the UK & find out how much money is being funnelled out of the country, by the millions.
In areas where muslim crime gangs make absolute fortunes without fear of the law, much of that money leaves the country to be used in many terrorist group financing & logistics. This is no secret.
Large enclaves in UK towns & cities are literally foriegn lands now. In those same enclaves, many halal shops, islamic clothing companies & wealthy muslim landlords, also rake in vast profits, easily skirting UK tax & financial laws/regulation. A great percentage of that money too, is being sent out of the UK.
This also is no secret.
Be it lowly collection boxes in asian newsagents, for so called ‘children’s charity’, or so many other ways devised to squeeze/extort money out of the UK by muslims overall; blatantly criminal or otherwise, the end results are the same.
Huge amounts of money are daily sent overseas to support jihadi groups & those who wish to see a downfall &/or subjugation of dirty non believers.
It is a little discussed scandal in the UK & there seems to be little if any political will to investigate.
I wonder why that is hey?
Hoi Polloi says
A full investigation by the feds should also account for us the source of his money and better yet, a complete picture of illegally sourced funds flowing out of the US and into terrorist orgs. But whoops, the feds would thereby risk exposure.
OLD GUY says
Diversity has a down side and is vary costly to support. The political leaders have already allowed 18 million illegal migrants into the country. That should take care of the diversity lovers dream.