Middle-class NY mom accused of funding terrorists ‘turned more Muslim’ after Oct. 7 attacks: neighbors
Catherine Beth Washburn seemed to be estranged from her husband and tried to "push [Islam] on her kids," neighbors told The Post.
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US News Middle-class NY mom accused of funding terrorists ‘turned more Muslim’ after Oct. 7 attacks: neighbors By Vaughn Golden and Jared Downing Published July 2, 2026 Updated July 2, 2026, 8:58 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The middle-class upstate New York mom accused of donating $30,000 to a deadly anti-Israel terrorist group “turned more Muslim” after Oct. 7 and even forced her own young daughter to wear a hijab, neighbors told The Post. Catherine Beth Washburn — a 37-year-old mom of two from Irondequoit — who allegedly led a home-grown anti-Israel extremist group, began wearing Muslim garb shortly after the Hamas attack on Israel in 2023, according to neighbors who described the radical as standoffish and unfriendly.
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