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United States companies and government (victims of fraud and sanctions violations)

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United States companies and government (victims of fraud and sanctions violations)

Case
#948
SourceFBI WantedUpdated Mar 15, 2026
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) / U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Cold Case ยท Open
1 year waiting ยท since 2025

JIN SUNG-IL

Justice for United States companies and government (victims of fraud and sanctions violations) โ€” the trail went cold in 2025, but the truth hasn't.

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Lead #1

Where is Jin Sung-Il currently located and what aliases or identities has he used?

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evidence
Lead #2

What specific U.S. companies were defrauded and how were payments routed through Chinese banking systems?

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Lead #3

Who were the co-conspirators and other North Korean nationals involved in the scheme?

Jin Sung-Il is wanted for his alleged involvement in a sophisticated fraud scheme that generated over $866,255 in revenue for North Korea by deceiving at least 64 U.S. companies into hiring remote IT workers using forged identity documents. From April 2018 through August 2024, Jin Sung-Il and co-conspirators used stolen U.S. passports and fake identities to circumvent sanctions and employment laws, laundering payments through Chinese bank accounts. His arrest warrant was issued on January 21, 2025, and authorities continue seeking information on his whereabouts and the full scope of the conspiracy.

Case
#948
SourceFBI WantedUpdated Mar 15, 2026
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) / U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

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Lead #4

How did the scheme obtain and forge U.S. passports with stolen personally identifiable information?

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Lead #5

What triggered the investigation and how was the scheme discovered by federal authorities?

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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 is wanted for his 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 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 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, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Jin Sung-Il in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami, Florida, after he was 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

Fraudulent IT work scheme allegedly begins, targeting U.S. companies

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2024-08-31

Scheme concludes

Fraudulent scheme operations allegedly end in August 2024

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2025-01-21

Arrest warrant issued

Federal arrest warrant issued in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida for conspiracy charges

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Case Information

Incident:April 1, 2018
Last Updated:September 9, 2026

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Case Information

Incident:April 1, 2018
Last Updated:September 9, 2026