US court filing via CourtListener RECAP: United States v. VIRTUAL CURRENCY ASSOCIATED WITH NORTH KOREAN IT WORKER MONEY LAUNDERING AND SANCTIONS EVASION CONSPIRACIES (3)
| Date (as written) | Incident | Country | Actors |
|---|---|---|---|
| (seizures March, June, August and September 2022) | North Korean IT worker money laundering network: IT worker payments laundered and sent back via Sim Hyon Sop (FTB) and Kim Sang Man (Chinyong / Jinyong IT Cooperation Company) | North Korean IT workers; Sim Hyon Sop; Kim Sang Man; Chinyong (Jinyong IT Cooperation Company) | |
| North Korean IT workers employed by DeFi Company 1, a U.S.-based IT development company (IT Worker-1 posing as Palmer; IT Worker-2 posing as Bram Chen) | U.S. | North Korean IT workers | |
| North Korean IT worker ("Alex Hong") employed by DeFi Company 2, based in the U.S., to create a DApp | U.S. | North Korean IT workers |