Three men sentenced for facilitating employment of foreign workers in North Korean sanctions evasion scheme
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Three men sentenced for facilitating employment of foreign workers in North Korean sanctions evasion scheme
Friday, March 20, 2026
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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Georgia
Defendants allowed IT workers to use U.S. identities to get jobs
AUGUSTA, Georgia: Three men have been sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to their roles in a nationwide scheme that enabled North Korean workers to access U.S.-based computer networks.
Each defendant pleaded guilty to a criminal Information charging them with one count of Wire Fraud Conspiracy, said Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
The defendants were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall. Alexander Paul Travis, 35, of Augusta, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to forfeit $193,265. Jason Salazar, 30, of Clovis, California, and Audricus Phagnasay, 25, of Fresno, California, were sentenced and ordered to …
Friday, March 20, 2026
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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Georgia
Defendants allowed IT workers to use U.S. identities to get jobs
AUGUSTA, Georgia: Three men have been sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to their roles in a nationwide scheme that enabled North Korean workers to access U.S.-based computer networks.
Each defendant pleaded guilty to a criminal Information charging them with one count of Wire Fraud Conspiracy, said Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
The defendants were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall. Alexander Paul Travis, 35, of Augusta, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to forfeit $193,265. Jason Salazar, 30, of Clovis, California, and Audricus Phagnasay, 25, of Fresno, California, were sentenced and ordered to …