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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Mark Moore

Remote North Korean 'IT Warriors' Funneled $88 Million To Country's Weapons Programs: Feds

An FBI wanted poster showed suspected wanted for supporting North Korea by working at remote IT jobs. (Credit: FBI)

A federal court in St. Louis indicted 14 North Korean nationals in a long-running scheme in which they used false information and stolen identities of American citizens to secure jobs as information technology workers at U.S. companies and funnel millions of dollars to Pyongyang's weapons programs while working remotely.

The plot, which involved thousands of IT workers, generated $88 million for the repressive regime over six years, the Department of Justice said.

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