Arizona woman pleads guilty to running laptop farm for N. Korean IT workers, faces 9-year sentence
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Arizona woman pleads guilty to running laptop farm for N. Korean IT workers, faces 9-year sentence
A U.S. citizen pleaded guiltyTuesday to playing a role in a wide-ranging scheme that allowed multiple North Korean nationals to collect paychecks from more than 300 U.S. companies.
Christina Marie Chapman, a 48-year-old resident of Litchfield Park, Arizona, pleaded guilty in a U.S. District Court to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
Chapman was arrested last May as part of a wider takedown of North Korea’s scheme to have hundreds of their citizens hired at unwitting U.S. companies in IT positions. The Department of Justice said Chapman helped her group of North Korean workers earn more than $17.1 million, most of which was sent back to North Korea’s government.
From October 2020 to October 2023, Chapman served several roles — helping the North Korean workers acquire stolen identities …
A U.S. citizen pleaded guiltyTuesday to playing a role in a wide-ranging scheme that allowed multiple North Korean nationals to collect paychecks from more than 300 U.S. companies.
Christina Marie Chapman, a 48-year-old resident of Litchfield Park, Arizona, pleaded guilty in a U.S. District Court to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
Chapman was arrested last May as part of a wider takedown of North Korea’s scheme to have hundreds of their citizens hired at unwitting U.S. companies in IT positions. The Department of Justice said Chapman helped her group of North Korean workers earn more than $17.1 million, most of which was sent back to North Korea’s government.
From October 2020 to October 2023, Chapman served several roles — helping the North Korean workers acquire stolen identities …