The person at the center of this case
U.S. companies and government (victims of fraud and sanctions violations)
Cold Case · Open
1 year waiting · since 2025
JIN SUNG-IL
Justice for U.S. companies and government (victims of fraud and sanctions violations) — 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 #1What is Jin Sung-Il's current location and how is he connected to the broader North Korean sanctions evasion network?
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evidence
Lead #2How were the forged U.S. passports and stolen identity documents obtained, and who else was involved in document fabrication?
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clue
Lead #3Which of the 64 U.S. companies targeted remain unaware of the scheme, and what vulnerabilities did the fraudsters exploit?
Jin Sung-Il is wanted for his alleged role in a sophisticated scheme to infiltrate U.S. companies with fraudulent remote IT workers, generating at least $866,255 in revenue for North Korea between 2018 and 2024. The conspiracy involved forged identity documents, stolen U.S. passports, and money laundering through Chinese bank accounts to evade sanctions. Federal authorities seek information on his whereabouts and any connections to the network of North Korean nationals involved in this ongoing scheme.
Case
#948
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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Lead #4Are there additional North Korean nationals still operating within U.S. companies using similar false identities?
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timeline
Lead #5Why did the scheme operate for over six years before detection, and what triggered the 2025 investigation conclusion?
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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
Alleged fraudulent IT work scheme targeting U.S. companies begins in April 2018
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2024-08-31
Scheme concludes
Fraudulent scheme operations allegedly cease in August 2024
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2025-01-21
Federal arrest warrant issued
Federal arrest warrant issued for Jin Sung-Il 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