- Scam type: Sanctions violation
- Chain: Bitcoin
- Project or site name: North Korean IT-worker funds: laundering and DPRK sanctions evasion (2025 forfeiture)
- Incident date: 2025-06-05
- Reported: 2026-10-28
- Last updated: 2026-10-28
A Justice Department civil forfeiture complaint filed June 5, 2025 says the property it targets was involved in money laundering conspiracies tied to North Korean IT workers and constituted proceeds of wire fraud and of violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The complaint says funds were sent as a means of evading sanctions placed on North Korea without a license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control. It names this bitcoin address. Addresses: bc1qrzxvnl8lr4te4hgmz2e0nn97ypq2nyvvev2ges Public bitcoin records show transaction history for this address.…
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