Chhipa, 35, solicited donations online through multiple social media accounts and sometimes walked hundreds of miles to collect cash in person, according to the Department of Justice.

He then converted the funds — more than $185,000 between October 2019 and October 2022 — into cryptocurrency and transferred it to recipients in Turkey. Evidence at trial showed the funds were ultimately funneled to ISIS operatives in Syria and used to support prison breaks, attack logistics, and fighter welfare.