U.S. Indicts Five in North Korean IT Fraud Case
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💻🌐 U.S. Indicts Five Individuals in North Korean IT Fraud Scheme. The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted two North Korean nationals, a Mexican national, and two U.S. citizens for their roles in a fraudulent IT worker scheme that allegedly generated revenue for North Korea, violating international sanctions. The defendants face multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, with potential penalties of up to 20 years in prison. The scheme involved using stolen identities to secure remote IT jobs at U.S. companies, with payments totaling over $866,000 laundered through various accounts. This indictment follows previous arrests and sanctions aimed at disrupting North Korea’s efforts to exploit global IT markets for regime funding.
