Justice Department Announces Nationwide Actions to Combat Illicit North Korean Government Revenue Generation

Date (as written): 2025-11-14 (press release date)
Year: 2025
Tags (as written): DOJ press release
Dollar figures (as written): $15 million; $2.2 million

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US Department of Justice press releases

Justice Department Announces Nationwide Actions to Combat Illicit North Korean Government Revenue Generation · 2025-11-14 (press release date)

The Justice Department today announced five guilty pleas and more than $15 million in civil forfeiture actions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) remote information technology (IT) work and virtual currency heist schemes. The DPRK government uses both types of schemes to fund its weapons and other priorities in violation of sanctions.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-nationwide-actions-combat-illicit-north-korean-government

DOJ OPA press release: Nationwide actions to combat illicit North Korean government revenue generation (2025-11-14)

Facilitator schemes (5 guilty pleas) impacting 136+ U.S. companies · 2025-11-14

In total, these defendants' fraudulent employment schemes impacted more than 136 U.S. victim companies, generated more than $2.2 million in revenue for the DPRK regime, and compromised the identities of more than 18 U.S. persons.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-nationwide-actions-combat-illicit-north-korean-government

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