Justice Department Takes Coordinated Action Against North Korean IT Worker Revenue Schemes
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Summary
The U.S. Justice Department announced coordinated nationwide actions against North Korean government schemes using remote IT workers to generate illicit revenue for the regime. The actions include two indictments, a guilty plea, an arrest, searches of 29 suspected "laptop farms" across 16 states, and seizure of 29 financial accounts used for money laundering. The operation targets DPRK's efforts to circumvent sanctions by having North Korean IT workers pose as non-North Korean remote workers for U.S. companies.
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These actions include two indictments, an information and related plea agreement, an arrest, searches of 29 known or suspected "laptop farms" across 16 states, and the seizure of 29 financial accounts used to launder illicit funds.
The Justice Department announced today coordinated actions against the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK) government's schemes to fund its regime through remote information technology (IT) work for U.S. companies.
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