Topic: wire fraud
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5 Plead Guilty in North Korean IT Job Fraud and ID Theft Scheme
Five individuals pleaded guilty for helping North Korean nationals fraudulently obtain remote IT jobs at U.S. companies, generating over $2.2 million for the DPRK regime and compromising identities. The scheme was part of a state-sponsored effort by hacking groups like APT38 to fund weapons devel...
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DOJ Seizes Starlink Systems Used in Scam Compound
US authorities have seized Starlink satellite internet terminals used by criminal networks in Southeast Asia to disrupt their global fraud operations. At least 108 Starlink terminals were identified across scam compounds in Myanmar, enabling money laundering and wire fraud targeting American citi...
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California Man Admits Laundering $230M in Stolen Crypto
Kunal Mehta pleaded guilty to laundering at least $25 million from a $230 million cryptocurrency theft, becoming the eighth person to do so in a DOJ case initiated in May 2025. The criminal network used social engineering to hack accounts over 18 months, formed through online gaming, and involved...
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