The person at the center of this case
U.S. Companies (64 victims); U.S. Person (identity theft victim)
Cold Case · Open
1 year waiting · since 2025
DPRK IT FRAUD
Justice for U.S. Companies (64 victims); U.S. Person (identity theft victim) — the trail went cold in 2025, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Where are Jin Sung-Il and Pak Jin-Song currently located and are they still operating similar schemes?
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evidence
Lead #2Which U.S. companies were defrauded and what specific IT work was performed under false identities?
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clue
Lead #3How were the forged U.S. passports and stolen identity documents obtained and who else was involved in the document fraud network?
Jin Sung-Il and Pak Jin-Song are North Korean nationals accused of operating a sophisticated IT fraud scheme that defrauded at least 64 U.S. companies between April 2018 and August 2024, generating over $866,255 in revenue for the DPRK. The suspects used forged and stolen identity documents, including U.S. passports with stolen personal information, to conceal their true identities and circumvent sanctions. Federal arrest warrants were issued on January 21, 2025, in Miami, Florida, but the suspects remain at large and their current whereabouts are unknown.
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#1084
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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contact
Lead #4What Chinese bank account was used for money laundering and are there financial institutions or intermediaries still facilitating transfers?
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person
Lead #5Who is the U.S. person whose identity was stolen and used in the fraudulent passports?
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Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Damage a Protected Computer; Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Mail Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering; Conspiracy to Transfer False Identification Documents; Conspiracy to Violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act Caution: Jin Sung-Il and Pak Jin-Song are wanted for their alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain remote information technology (IT) work with U.S. companies that generated revenue for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
It is alleged that from approximately April 2018 through August 2024, Jin Sung-Il, Pak Jin-Song, and others obtained work from at least sixty-four U.S. companies.
Payments from ten of those companies generated at least $866,255 in revenue, most of which was then laundered through a Chinese bank account. Jin Sung-Il, Pak Jin-Song, and others allegedly used forged and stolen identity documents, including U.S.
passports containing the stolen personally identifiable information of a U.S. person, to conceal their true identities so that these North Korean nationals could circumvent sanctions and other laws to obtain employment with U.S.
companies. It is further alleged that these individuals conspired to launder payments for the remote IT work through a variety of accounts designed to promote the scheme and conceal its proceeds.
On January 21, 2025, federal arrest warrants were issued for each of the men in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami, Florida, after they were charged with Conspiracy to Damage a Protected Computer; Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Mail Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering; Conspiracy to Transfer False Identification Documents; and Conspiracy to Violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Timeline of Events
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2018-04-01
Scheme Begins
Alleged fraudulent IT work scheme begins, targeting U.S. companies
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2024-08-31
Scheme Ends
Alleged fraudulent IT work scheme concludes in August 2024
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2025-01-21
Federal Arrest Warrants Issued
Federal arrest warrants issued for Jin Sung-Il and Pak Jin-Song in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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Case Information
Incident:April 1, 2018
Last Updated:June 15, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:April 1, 2018
Last Updated:June 15, 2026