New York Woman Gets 18 Years for Funding Terrorism With Cryptocurrency

It took the jury less than three hours to return from deliberations with convictions on all counts.

On Tuesday, the prosecutor, David Stuart, said Ms. Jacobs viewed the United States and New York City as “enemies” and showed “zero remorse” for her actions. She supported the terrorist organizations and their activities from the “shadows of the internet,” he said.

And since her conviction, Ms. Jacobs has “turned vengeful” and has “attempted to undermine the court process,” Mr. Stuart said. In recorded phone calls from jail, Ms. Jacobs said that once she was released, she would get revenge on the New York Police Department, the Manhattan district attorney’s office and the court, he said.

In response, Mr. Fineman asked the court to show mercy and said that Ms. Jacobs had undergone a psychological evaluation that found her to have several mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression. She was “vulnerable” and “by herself” during the years that prosecutors said she committed the crimes, he said.

Before her sentencing, Ms. Jacobs addressed the court, saying that the case against her had begun as an issue with her landlord before it spiraled. Her landlord, she said in a winding explanation, accused her of being connected to terrorism “because I’m originally from Uzbekistan, a transgender woman and a Muslim woman.”

Ms. Jacobs continued speaking for several minutes, mentioning Mr. Bragg and the popular video game Call of Duty. Judge Drysdale interrupted her to ask, “Anything else, Ms. Jacobs?” She went on for another few minutes as the judge continued to interrupt her, saying “All right, Ms. Jacobs” and “I heard your explanation before.” After another several minutes, the judge began her sentencing.