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Two Americans sentenced to prison for North Korean tech worker scheme
The scheme placed North Korean workers on U.S. payrolls and generated millions yearly for Pyongyang, the Justice Department said.
- On Wednesday, a Boston federal court sentenced two New Jersey men for operating a covert scheme that defrauded major U.S. companies while generating $5 million for the North Korean regime. Zhenxing Danny Wang received over seven years in prison, and Kejia Tony Wang was sentenced to nine years.
- Operating from their homes, Wang and Wang managed 'laptop farms'—clusters of company-issued computers hosted overseas workers. These machines allowed North Korean IT workers to remotely log in, impersonating U.S.-based employees while stealing identities of at least 80 Americans.
- More than 100 U.S. companies were targeted, including Fortune 500 firms and a California-based defense contractor. The operation provided overseas workers access to draw salaries and, in one case, steal export-controlled data from the defense firm.
- The State Department offered up to $5 million on Wednesday for information on other individuals involved in generating revenue for the North Korean regime. Officials continue warning companies about evolving threats from North Korean IT workers seeking to infiltrate systems.
- North Korea increasingly uses such schemes to circumvent sanctions and fund its nuclear weapons program. Experts warn that North Korean IT workers continue embedding themselves at subcontractors to reach larger, sensitive targets with government contracts.
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Two New Jersey men jailed for helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate 100+ companies
According to an official DoJ press release, 42-year-old Kejia "Tony" Wang of Edison, NJ, has been sentenced to nine years in prison, while 39-year-old Zhenxing "Danny" Wang of New Brunswick, NJ, has been sentenced to seven years and nine months in a federal penitentiary for his role in the scheme.Read Entire Article
Two men from New Jersey have cheated US corporations with stolen identities and fake companies by millions. According to authorities, part of the money flowed to the regime in North Korea.
US nationals sentenced for aiding North Korea’s tech worker scheme
Two New Jersey men were sentenced Wednesday for facilitating North Korea’s long-running scheme to plant operatives inside U.S. businesses as employees, generating more than $5 million in illicit revenue for the regime, the Justice Department said. The U.S. nationals — Kejia Wang, also known as Tony Wang, and Zhenxing Wang, also known as Danny Wang — were part of a years-long conspiracy that placed operatives in jobs at more than 100 U.S. compan…
2 New Jersey Men Sentenced to Prison for North Korean Fraud Scheme
Two Americans from New Jersey have been sentenced for their roles in a remote worker fraud that funneled about $5 million in wages from U.S. companies to North Korea and its weapons of mass destruction programs, according to federal prosecutors. A federal court in Boston sentenced Wang “Tony” Kejia, 42, to nine years in prison on April 15, and Wang “Danny” Zhenxing, 39, to more than seven years in prison on April 14, according to the U.S. Attorn…
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