Palestinian Islamic Jihad
United States v. Catherine Beth Washburn
Status: Catherine Beth Washburn: Charged, June 30, 2026
- District
- Western District of New York
- Docket number
- Not matched
- Group named in DOJ releases
- Palestinian Islamic Jihad
- Statutes
- 18 U.S.C. § 2339B
- First DOJ release
- June 30, 2026
Primary Sources
- Upstate New York Woman Arrested, Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to the Palestine Islamic Jihad, Office of Public Affairs, June 30, 2026
- Irondequoit woman arrested, charged with attempting to provide material support to the Palestine Islamic Jihad, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York, June 30, 2026
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Catherine Beth Washburn
- Status
- Charged (DOJ release, June 30, 2026)
- From the DOJ release:
According to the criminal complaint, Washburn is a leader of the Direct Action Movement for Palestinian Liberation (DAMPL), an extremist organization formed in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
- Age
- 37 (per DOJ release of June 30, 2026)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- attempting to provide material support and resources, namely currency, to the Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
- Charged or arrested
- June 30, 2026
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Catherine Beth Washburn," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-washburn-2026/