Justice Dept.: Two U.S. Nationals Sentenced for Facilitating Fraudulent Remote Information Technology Worker Scheme That Generated $5M in Revenue for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
April 16, 2026
April 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 15, 2026:
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Two U.S. Nationals Sentenced for Facilitating Fraudulent Remote Information Technology Worker Scheme that Generated $5M in Revenue for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
The Defendants Managed and Operated "Laptop Farms" Intended to Deceive Victim Employers Into Believing They Had Hired U.S.-Based IT Workers
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Two U.S. Nationals Sentenced for Facilitating Fraudulent Remote Information Technology Worker Scheme that Generated $5M in Revenue for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
The Defendants Managed and Operated "Laptop Farms" Intended to Deceive Victim Employers Into Believing They Had Hired U.S.-Based IT Workers
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