Arizona Woman Sentenced for Aiding North Korea
The post Arizona Woman Sentenced for Aiding North Korea appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A lengthy sentence, along with hefty fees, is what awaits a resident of the southwestern U.S. state who facilitated the hiring of numerous people using stolen identities. The rise of the DPRK threat is a global concern, and its tactics are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Details on The Arrest A press release shared by the Office of Public Affairs in the United States describes a citizen of the state of Arizona, assisting North Korean Information Technology (IT) workers with a plot that generated more than $17 million in illicit profits for Chapman and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The defendant, Christina Marie Chapman, 50, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, admitted guilt on February 11th in the District of Columbia for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft. In addition to the 102-month jail sentence, U.S. District Court Judge Randolph D. Moss ordered Chapman to undergo three years of supervised release, forfeit the $284,555.92, which was intended for the North Korean workers, and pay an additional penalty of $176,850. “Christina Chapman perpetrated a years’ long scheme that resulted in millions of dollars raised for the DPRK regime, exploited more than 300 American companies and government agencies, and stole dozens of identities of American citizens,” noted Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. The case involved one of the largest DPRK IT worker fraudulent setups charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ), with 68 identities stolen from U.S. citizens, 309 local businesses, and two international businesses manipulated. Fortune 500 corporations were also affected. According to court documents, there have been thousands of well-trained IT staff sent around the world, including the United States, from North Korea, gaining remote positions using fake or stolen identities. To address employment checks by companies, which would have prevented…
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A lengthy sentence, along with hefty fees, is what awaits a resident of the southwestern U.S. state who facilitated the hiring of numerous people using stolen identities. The rise of the DPRK threat is a global concern, and its tactics are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Details on The Arrest A press release shared by the Office of Public Affairs in the United States describes a citizen of the state of Arizona, assisting North Korean Information Technology (IT) workers with a plot that generated more than $17 million in illicit profits for Chapman and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The defendant, Christina Marie Chapman, 50, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, admitted guilt on February 11th in the District of Columbia for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft. In addition to the 102-month jail sentence, U.S. District Court Judge Randolph D. Moss ordered Chapman to undergo three years of supervised release, forfeit the $284,555.92, which was intended for the North Korean workers, and pay an additional penalty of $176,850. “Christina Chapman perpetrated a years’ long scheme that resulted in millions of dollars raised for the DPRK regime, exploited more than 300 American companies and government agencies, and stole dozens of identities of American citizens,” noted Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. The case involved one of the largest DPRK IT worker fraudulent setups charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ), with 68 identities stolen from U.S. citizens, 309 local businesses, and two international businesses manipulated. Fortune 500 corporations were also affected. According to court documents, there have been thousands of well-trained IT staff sent around the world, including the United States, from North Korea, gaining remote positions using fake or stolen identities. To address employment checks by companies, which would have prevented…
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