The Department of Justice announced a U.S. citizen has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiring to defraud U.S. companies by placing North Korean IT workers, posing as U.S.-based teleworkers, in remote positions. The scheme generated millions for the DPRK government, circumventing U.S. sanctions. The individual was convicted of money laundering, wire fraud, and sanctions evasion. This sentencing highlights the DOJ's commitment to prosecuting enablers of North Korea's illicit revenue generation activities.