The U.S. Justice Department has accused an American woman of being involved in a scheme that allegedly helped Kim Jong Un‘s North Korea fund its nuclear weapons program. The scheme involved more than 300 U.S. companies hiring foreign nationals with North Korean connections for remote IT work, the department said.
What Happened: The Justice Department has brought to light a massive fraud scheme that allegedly helped North Korea finance its nuclear weapons program. The scheme involved over 300 U.S. companies hiring foreign nationals with ties to North Korea for remote IT work, reported The Wall Street Journal.
The department alleges that the scheme, which has sent $6.8 million of revenue overseas, was orchestrated by an American citizen, an Arizona woman, and a Ukrainian man. The two have been arrested, while the authorities are searching for at ...