Boston Marathon bomber accused of failing to pay thousands to victims

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the convicted Boston Marathon bomber, spent $2,000 on expenses such as gifts, books and support for his siblings instead of making payments he owes to his scores of victims, prosecutors charged in a court filing on Wednesday.

Yet so far, he has only paid $2,202.03, instead sending money to third parties such as his family.

Between May 2016 and last June, he also received $11,230 from the Office of Federal Defenders of New York. Meanwhile, he has also attracted an outpouring of financial support from individuals.

One person in Indianapolis sent him monthly payments for six years, for a total of $2,555. Another from Bloomfield, New Jersey, contributed $1,450 between 2015 and 2017. Another from Frederick, Maryland, deposited $950 over roughly five years, and a broader swath of 32 others have sent a collective $3,486.60.

The Boston bombing was the scene one of the most harrowing terrorist attacks in recent American history. After Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev planted pressure-cooker bombs at the marathon, the world watched as a violent manhunt ensued.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was later found covered in blood and taken into custody. He was sentenced to death in 2015. An appeals court ruled to overturn the execution in 2020, and the supreme court is now considering whether to reimpose it.