A woman named Christina Chapman from Arizona has been sentenced to eight years in prison for facilitating a remote work scam that generated over $17 million for North Korea. She pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including wire fraud and identity theft. Chapman aided North Korean nationals in posing as U.S. citizens to acquire remote IT jobs at 309 companies, including high-profile Fortune 500 firms. The FBI stated that these actions were intended to support North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Additionally, Chapman organized a 'laptop farm' to manage the stolen devices seamlessly.
A woman from Arizona was imprisoned for facilitating a remote work scam that generated over $17 million in illicit revenue for North Korea. Christina Chapman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, leading to an eight-year prison sentence.
Chapman helped North Koreans pose as U.S. citizens to secure high-paying remote IT jobs with 309 U.S. companies, including Fortune 500 corporations. FBI’s Rozhavsky indicated this was aimed at financing North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.
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