


A Wakefield man has been charged with allegedly providing support to terrorism in the form of a string of gift cards to a supposed ISIS agent for resale on the dark web, according to federal authorities.
Mateo Ventura, 18, was charged with one count of concealing terrorist financing by the US. Attorney’s office in Boston.
Ventura is due to appear in federal court in Worcester.
According to the charging documents Ventura provided “multiple gift cards to an individual he believed was an ISIS supporter.”
In reality, he was communicating with an undercover FBI agent, according to federal documents.
According to court documents, Ventura provided a total of $1,670 in gift cards, $965 as a juvenile and $705 after his 18th birthday.
He was taken into custody without incident.
– Developing