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Multiple U.S. companies and the U.S. government (sanctions violation)
Cold Case · Open
1 year waiting · since 2025
PAK JIN-SONG
Justice for Multiple U.S. companies and the U.S. government (sanctions violation) — the trail went cold in 2025, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Where is Pak Jin-Song currently located and is he still actively engaged in cybercrime or sanctions evasion?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific U.S. companies were victimized and how much total revenue was generated beyond the documented $866,255?
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Lead #3How many co-conspirators remain unidentified and what roles did they play in the identity forgery and money laundering operations?
Pak Jin-Song is wanted for his alleged role in a sophisticated fraud scheme in which North Korean nationals obtained remote IT work with U.S. companies using forged identity documents, generating over $866,000 in revenue that was laundered through Chinese bank accounts from 2018 to 2024. The scheme involved at least 64 U.S. companies and violated sanctions laws designed to prevent North Korea from obtaining resources. A federal arrest warrant was issued on January 21, 2025, and investigators continue to seek information about Pak Jin-Song's location and any additional victims or co-conspirators involved in this international cybercrime operation.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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Lead #4Which Chinese bank account was used for money laundering and are there additional financial institutions involved in the scheme?
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Lead #5Whose U.S. passport information was stolen and used, and are there other victims of identity theft in this conspiracy?
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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: Pak Jin-Song 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, 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. 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, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Pak Jin-Song 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
Pak Jin-Song and others allegedly begin obtaining remote IT work from U.S. companies using fraudulent identities
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2024-08-31
Scheme ends
The fraudulent IT work scheme concludes after approximately six years of operation
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2025-01-21
Federal arrest warrant issued
Pak Jin-Song charged with conspiracy to damage protected computers, wire fraud, money laundering, false identification documents, and violating international sanctions
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Case Information
Incident:April 1, 2018
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:April 1, 2018
Last Updated:April 29, 2026