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U.S. Companies and Government Sanctions Enforcement
Cold Case · Open
1 year waiting · since 2025
PAK JIN-SONG
Justice for U.S. Companies and Government Sanctions Enforcement — the trail went cold in 2025, but the truth hasn't.
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Lead #1Where is Pak Jin-Song currently located and what is his current status?
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Lead #2How were the forged U.S. passports and stolen identity documents obtained and distributed?
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Lead #3Which Chinese bank account was used for money laundering and can it be traced to DPRK operatives?
Pak Jin-Song is wanted for his alleged role in a sophisticated scheme to obtain remote IT work with U.S. companies while generating revenue for North Korea. From April 2018 through August 2024, he and others allegedly defrauded at least 64 U.S. companies using forged identity documents and stolen personal information, laundering over $866,255 through Chinese bank accounts. A federal arrest warrant was issued on January 21, 2025, in Miami, Florida, as authorities seek to dismantle this sanctions-evasion 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 #4How many co-conspirators were involved and have they been identified or apprehended?
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Lead #5What infrastructure or safe houses were used to coordinate the remote IT work scheme?
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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
Alleged fraudulent IT work scheme begins, targeting U.S. companies with forged identities
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2024-08-31
Scheme Ends
Alleged fraudulent scheme concludes after approximately six years of operation
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2025-01-21
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
Federal arrest warrant issued for Pak Jin-Song in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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Case Information
Incident:April 1, 2018
Last Updated:May 10, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:April 1, 2018
Last Updated:May 10, 2026