Justice Department Disrupts North Korean Remote IT Worker Fraud Schemes Through Charges and Arrest of Nashville Facilitator
August 10, 2024
August 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024:
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Defendant Used a "Laptop Farm" to Deceive Companies Into Thinking They Had Hired a U.S.-Located Worker
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Matthew Isaac Knoot, 38, of Nashville, Tennessee, was arrested today for his efforts to generate revenue for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK or North Korea) illicit weapons program, which includes wea . . .
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Defendant Used a "Laptop Farm" to Deceive Companies Into Thinking They Had Hired a U.S.-Located Worker
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Matthew Isaac Knoot, 38, of Nashville, Tennessee, was arrested today for his efforts to generate revenue for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK or North Korea) illicit weapons program, which includes wea . . .