""The ruse placed North Korean IT workers on the payrolls of unwitting U.S. companies and in U.S. computer systems, thereby harming our national security.""
""Kejia oversaw the operation of laptop farms made of hundreds of computers, while Zhenxing hosted laptops at his home.""
""In exchange for their services, Kejia Wang, Zhenxing Wang, and the four other U.S. facilitators received nearly $700,000 for their respective roles in the scheme.""
Kejia Wang and Zhenxing Wang were sentenced to seven and a half years and nine years in prison for facilitating a scheme that helped North Korea place remote IT workers in U.S. companies. They managed 'laptop farms' allowing North Koreans to appear as if they were working in the U.S. The scheme generated around $5 million and involved identity theft of over 80 Americans. The operation included creating shell companies to funnel payments, with the facilitators receiving nearly $700,000 for their roles.
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