{"id":59300,"date":"2025-08-02T11:12:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T18:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=59300"},"modified":"2025-08-02T11:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T18:12:43","slug":"california-man-charged-with-sending-funds-to-suspected-isis-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=59300","title":{"rendered":"California Man Charged with Sending Funds to Suspected ISIS Fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"39a70fa3-5eb9-43dd-ba1e-507b0991389e\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"249\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"89\">LOS ANGELES<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"249\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7857 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo-289x300.png\" alt=\"FBI Latest Hate Crime Report: Hate Crimes Down Slightly in America\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo.png 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/>A 28-year-old Long Beach man was arrested this week on a federal complaint alleging he sent a dozen payments totaling $1,615 to suspected ISIS fighters overseas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"480\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Mark Lorenzo Villanueva, a lawful permanent U.S. resident from the Philippines, is charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization \u2014 a felony punishable by up to 20 years in federal prison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"802\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">According to prosecutors, Villanueva communicated on social media with individuals claiming to be ISIS fighters. He pledged allegiance to ISIS, expressed a desire to join the fight, and offered to fund their operations. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to fight and die for our faith,\u201d he reportedly said. \u201cSomeday soon, I\u2019ll be joining.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"946\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">He also claimed to possess weapons and a bomb. During his arrest, FBI agents recovered what appeared to be an explosive device in his bedroom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1118\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Villanueva is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1118\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0The case is being investigated by the FBI\u2019s Joint Terrorism Task Force.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES A 28-year-old Long Beach man was arrested this week on a federal complaint alleging he sent a dozen payments totaling $1,615 to suspected ISIS fighters overseas. 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