Charges and Seizures Brought in Fraud Scheme, Aimed at Denying Revenue for Workers Associated with North Korea · 2024-05-16 (press release date)
The Justice Department unsealed charges, seizures, and other court-authorized actions to disrupt the illicit revenue generation efforts of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea).
IT workers using U.S.-based facilitators (laptop hosting, reshipment, front businesses) · 2024-05-16
North Korean IT workers use a variety of techniques to obfuscate their identities, including leveraging U.S.-based individuals, both witting and unwitting, to gain fraudulent employment and access to U.S. company networks to generate this revenue.
Seizure of 12 website domains used by DPRK IT workers (Yanbian Silverstar Network Technology Co.) · May 15 (2024)
On May 15, pursuant to a court order issued in the Eastern District of Missouri, the Department seized 12 website domains used by DPRK IT workers to hide their true identities and locations when applying to do remote work for U.S. and other businesses worldwide.
Minh Phuong Ngoc Vong scheme (John Doe, native of North Korea, in Shenyang) · 2024-05-16
That individual, charged as a John Doe defendant in the criminal complaint, is a native of North Korea and a self-described software developer who claimed to be living in Shenyang, China.
Christina Chapman arrest and three foreign nationals charged (IT worker scheme) · May 15; May 8 (2024)
Arizona woman Christina Marie Chapman was arrested on May 15 and three foreign nationals were charged on May 8 in connection with a similar IT worker scheme associated with North Korea.