Crime & Public Safety

FBI: California Man Allegedly Sent Payments to ISIS Terrorists, Kept Bomb Materials at Home

The Long Beach resident allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS terrorist group, wired funds to fighters, and kept bomb components in his bedroom.
FBI: California Man Allegedly Sent Payments to ISIS Terrorists, Kept Bomb Materials at Home
Evidence of explosives recovered by law enforcement, in Long Beach, Calif., in this undated photo. FBI Los Angeles
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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A Long Beach, California, man was arrested on Aug. 1 on a federal complaint accusing him of wiring money to the ISIS terrorist group and possessing what authorities described as bomb components in his home.

Mark Lorenzo Villanueva, a 28-year-old permanent U.S. resident from the Philippines, is charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, a crime carrying a maximum 20‑year prison term, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced on Aug. 1.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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