Mohammad Yousef Hasna
Biography
Mohammad Yousef Hasna is a Turkish man from Istanbul who was arrested in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2026, on American charges of conspiring to provide material support to Hamas, conspiring to finance terrorism, and financing terrorism — each carrying a maximum penalty of twenty years in prison. Prosecutors in Manhattan allege that since at least 2023 he worked closely with senior Hamas leadership, including governing-body member Ghazi Hamad, funneling money and supplies through what they characterize as a sham global charity operating under the guise of humanitarian aid. He was ordered held pending extradition proceedings. The charges are accusations; he has not been tried.
The original Southern District of New York complaint, 26 MAG 2982, identifies Hasna by the aliases Orhan Korkmaz and Abu Al-Baraa. FBI Special Agent Erica Dobin swore the complaint on July 24, 2026 before Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky. It alleges three counts—conspiracy to provide material support to Hamas, conspiracy to finance terrorism and financing terrorism—and places the charged period from at least about 2014 through the complaint date. The agent interprets aid-delivery and payment communications as evidence of support for Hamas; these are prosecution allegations, not convictions or findings made after trial. The final page requests a future arrest warrant and limited unsealing for arrest, extradition or expulsion efforts. Neither that request nor the magistrate’s oath establishes an executed arrest, US prison admission, extradition completion, release or actual sentence served. Independently recorded later United Kingdom custody dates and totals are preserved.