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Federal prosecutors allege the group used stolen identities to secure remote jobs at U.S. companies, funneling earnings to North Korea's weapons programs.
- The Department of Justice unsealed charges against Christina Chapman and three North Korean nationals for their roles in a large-scale fraud scheme.
- The group allegedly used stolen identities of 60 Americans to get remote jobs at over 300 U.S. companies, including Fortune 500 firms.
- Chapman operated a 'laptop farm' to make it appear that overseas workers were based in the U.S., generating $6.8 million for North Korea.
- A Ukrainian man, Oleksandr Didenko, was also charged for his involvement in creating fake accounts for North Korean IT workers.
- The State Department is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the disruption of the scheme.
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