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United States v. Mateo Ventura

Status: Mateo Ventura: Sentenced, January 8, 2026

District
District of Massachusetts
Docket number
1:25-cr-10176
Group named in DOJ releases
ISIS
Statutes
18 U.S.C. § 2339C
First DOJ release
June 8, 2023

Primary Sources

  1. Massachusetts Man Arrested for Knowingly Concealing the Source of Material Support or Resources to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, June 8, 2023
  2. Massachusetts Man Indicted for Knowingly Concealing the Source of Material Support or Resources to a Terrorist Organization, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, October 17, 2023
  3. Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Knowingly Concealing the Source of Material Support or Resources to ISIS, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, November 13, 2025
  4. Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Knowingly Concealing the Source of Material Support or Resources to ISIS, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, January 8, 2026

Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).

Mateo Ventura

Status
Sentenced (DOJ release, January 8, 2026)
From the DOJ release:
Mateo Ventura, 21, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper to 50 months in prison, to be followed by seven years of supervised release.
Age
18 (per DOJ release of June 8, 2023)
Charges as described by DOJ
knowingly concealing the source of material support or resources intended to go to ISIS
Charged or arrested
June 8, 2023
Plea or verdict
November 13, 2025
Sentencing
January 8, 2026
Sentence
50 months in prison, to be followed by seven years of supervised release (DOJ, January 8, 2026)
Court docket
1:25-cr-10176. Last filing July 16, 2025 (CourtListener)

Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Mateo Ventura," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-ventura-2023/