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| US woman accused of stealing identities to give North Koreans jobs |
| 2024-05-17 |
| [BBC] US prosecutors have accused an American woman of helping North Koreans find remote jobs in the US and then send their wages back to North Korea. Christina Chapman is charged alongside three North Korean nationals with participating in the elaborate plot. The Arizona resident allegedly stole the identities of American citizens, then helped foreign IT workers use those identities to pose as Americans and gain employment at US companies, according to prosecutors. Ms Chapman has been charged with nine counts of conspiracy to defraud the US. Investigators said the "staggering" scheme used the stolen identities of 60 people, and generated nearly $7m (£5.5m) in funds that were sent back to North Korea, possibly to contribute to the country's weapons programme. The scheme - involving some 300 US companies - allegedly started in October 2020. According to the indictment, the workers were "highly skilled information technology (IT) workers." |
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