Victoria Jacobs, 43, has been charged with funding terrorist groups in Syria using cryptocurrency.

 Jacobs provided support to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham with money laundering and other crimes, prosecutors said. 

• The U.S. State Department has identified Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham as a designated terrorist organization. 
  • Jacbobs provided over $5,000 to the terrorist group Malhama Tactical, which trained Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham. 
• Jacobs is also accused of laundering $10,661 on behalf of Malhama Tactical.
  • Supporters from around the globe sent crypto, Western Union, and Moneygram wires, which were sent to Bitcoin wallets controlled by the terrorist training group. 
• Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says this is the first case in which cryptocurrency was used to finance terrorism.