Arizona Woman and North Korean IT Workers Charged in $7M Fraud Scheme

Federal prosecutors allege the group used stolen identities to secure remote jobs at U.S. companies, funneling earnings to North Korea's weapons programs.

The Department of Justice unsealed charges against Christina Chapman and three North Korean nationals for their roles in a large-scale fraud scheme.
The group allegedly used stolen identities of 60 Americans to get remote jobs at over 300 U.S. companies, including Fortune 500 firms.
Chapman operated a 'laptop farm' to make it appear that overseas workers were based in the U.S., generating $6.8 million for North Korea.
A Ukrainian man, Oleksandr Didenko, was also charged for his involvement in creating fake accounts for North Korean IT workers.
The State Department is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the disruption of the scheme.