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Vong scheme: Doe likely a North Korean national

Date (as written)
2025-12-04
Year
2025
Actors (as written)
John Doe aka William James
Actor pages
John Doe aka William James
Tags (as written)
IT workers

Source entries (2)

DOJ OPA press release: Maryland man (Vong) sentenced (2025-12-04)

Vong scheme: Doe likely a North Korean national · 2025-12-04
Additionally, Doe's communications indicate that he is likely a North Korean national who was working to generate revenue for the North Korean government.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/maryland-man-sentenced-conspiracy-commit-wire-fraud

Team Cymru blog

The Indictment Is the IOC: Hunting DPRK Remote Workers with Legal Records (Maryland facilitator case) · 2025-12-18
Recently, it was reported a Maryland man had been indicted and sentenced to 15 months in prison for his role in participating in a scheme to facilitate fake IT workers from North Korea. ... We immediately found eight different North Korean IPs that were communicating with it.
https://www.team-cymru.com/post/the-indictment-is-the-ioc-using-legal-records-to-hunt-dprk-remote-workers

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