Another DPRK Remote Work Scheme Uncovered

Posted 1/24/25

The Justice Department announced the indictment of five men for their involvement in a "laptop farming" scheme which involved obtaining remote IT work with US companies to generate revenue for the North Korean Government (DPRK).

According to the indictment, the defendants used forged and stolen identity documents, including U.S. passports containing the stolen personally identifiable information of a U.S. person, to conceal the true identities of North Korean co-conspirators, so that these North Korean nationals could circumvent sanctions and other laws to obtain employment with U.S. companies.

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