The person at the center of this case
U.S. companies and financial institutions; victims of identity theft
Cold Case · Open - Wanted
1 year waiting · since 2025
JIN SUNG-IL
Justice for U.S. companies and financial institutions; victims of identity theft — 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 is Jin Sung-Il currently located and what is his connection to North Korean intelligence or government entities?
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evidence
Lead #2Which U.S. companies beyond the ten identified were compromised, and what sensitive information or systems were accessed?
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person
Lead #3How many North Korean nationals were involved in this scheme and what are their identities and current locations?
Jin Sung-Il is wanted for orchestrating a sophisticated fraud scheme that generated over $866,000 in revenue for North Korea by placing nationals in remote IT positions at U.S. companies between 2018 and 2024. The conspiracy involved forged identity documents, wire fraud, money laundering through Chinese banks, and violations of international sanctions designed to isolate the DPRK. A federal arrest warrant was issued on January 21, 2025, and authorities seek information on his whereabouts and the full scope of compromised U.S. companies and stolen identities.
Case
#948
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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Lead #4What U.S. citizen's passport and personal information was stolen and used for fraudulent employment purposes?
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Lead #5How were payments routed through the Chinese bank account and what financial institutions facilitated the money laundering?
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Official wording
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
Jin Sung-Il and others begin obtaining remote IT work with U.S. companies using fraudulent identities
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2024-08-31
Scheme ends
Fraudulent IT work scheme concludes after approximately six years of operation
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2025-01-21
Federal arrest warrant issued
Jin Sung-Il charged with conspiracy to damage protected computers, wire fraud, money laundering, false identification documents, and sanctions violations in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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Case Information
Incident:April 1, 2018
Last Updated:May 12, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:April 1, 2018
Last Updated:May 12, 2026