The US Department of Justice on Tuesday announced the arrests ​of two Americans accused of helping North Korean IT workers to steal identities and ‌obtain fraudulent employment at US companies to earn money for the North Korean government.

The agency announced the arrests of Michael James Bostelle, of Pennsylvania, and Juan Cecilio Pena Carrillo, of Texas, on charges of wire fraud, money laundering and ​identity theft as part of the alleged scheme, the DOJ said in a statement.

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    17 days ago

    This is the kind of stuff the DoJ should be focusing on instead of harassing political enemies of the president.

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      17 days ago

      BofA laundering money for bot farms? Its not that far of a stretch I suppose but I don’t think these two topics are related.

      Interesting they’re both in the news cycle in the last 24h. Maybe you’re on to something.

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        17 days ago

        well its not like the entity is actually laundering. usually they did not follow some sort of rules or due dilegence that allowed for laundering.