California resident arrested, accused of sending over $1,600 to ISIS

Authorities arrested a Long Beach, California, man Friday, accusing him of giving material support to the terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group.

Mark Lorenzo Villanueva, 28, a national of the Philippines and a permanent U.S. resident, is charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said.

Federal prosecutors allege that Mr. Villanueva communicated with two self-proclaimed fighters in the group and, in February, offered financial support and expressed his desire to one day join and fight in the group himself…

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