PANews, June 8 - The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit seeking to seize $7.74 million worth of Crypto Assets laundered by North Korean IT workers through fraudulent employment with companies in the U.S. and abroad. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, North Korean IT workers obtained identification through false or fraudulent means to gain employment at U.S. Crypto Assets companies, receiving compensation in stablecoin, which was then laundered through various methods before being sent back to North Korea.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted North Korean IT workers and will confiscate $7.74 million in Money Laundering proceeds in Crypto Assets.
PANews, June 8 - The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit seeking to seize $7.74 million worth of Crypto Assets laundered by North Korean IT workers through fraudulent employment with companies in the U.S. and abroad. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, North Korean IT workers obtained identification through false or fraudulent means to gain employment at U.S. Crypto Assets companies, receiving compensation in stablecoin, which was then laundered through various methods before being sent back to North Korea.