>>VA Man On Trial For Providing Monetary Support To ISIS
(Alexandria, VA) -- A Virginia man is in court, accused of supporting terrorism. Richard Stelling reports.Preview: Voicer Script:
The Springfield man is facing federal charges for allegedly sending thousands of dollars overseas to support the ISIS terrorist group. The trial of 35-year-old Mohammed Chhipa [[ CHEE-pah ]] began this week in U.S. District Court in Alexandria. Prosecutors say Chhipa converted more than 70-thousand dollars into Bitcoin and sent it to a contact in Turkey. Chhipa's attorneys say government investigators set up their client, manipulating and entrapping him through a sting operation.