The person at the center of this case
U.S. companies and individuals whose identities were stolen
Cold Case · Open
1 year waiting · since 2025
PAK JIN-SONG
Justice for U.S. companies and individuals whose identities were stolen — 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 what is his current identity or alias?
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evidence
Lead #2Which U.S. companies were compromised and what sensitive data or systems were accessed through these fraudulent IT positions?
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clue
Lead #3How many other North Korean nationals were involved in this scheme and have they been identified or apprehended?
Pak Jin-Song is wanted for his alleged role in a sophisticated fraud scheme where North Korean nationals obtained remote IT work with U.S. companies using forged identity documents, generating at least $866,255 in laundered revenue between 2018 and 2024. The scheme involved identity theft, wire fraud, and sanctions violations coordinated across at least 64 American companies. His whereabouts remain unknown, and locating him is critical to disrupting ongoing North Korean sanctions evasion operations.
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#933
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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Lead #4What Chinese bank account was used to launder the $866,255 and can it be traced to other DPRK-related financial operations?
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person
Lead #5Whose U.S. passport was stolen and used in the forged identity documents, and what other personal information was compromised?
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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
Fraudulent IT work scheme allegedly begins with North Korean nationals obtaining remote employment from U.S. companies
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2024-08-31
Scheme ends
Alleged fraudulent scheme operations cease in August 2024
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2025-01-21
Federal arrest warrant issued
Pak Jin-Song charged with conspiracy to damage protected computers, wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, false identification document transfer, and IEEPA violations
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Case Information
Incident:April 1, 2018
Last Updated:June 14, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:April 1, 2018
Last Updated:June 14, 2026