Arizona Woman’s $17 Million Mistake: Aiding North Korea and Winning 8 Years Behind Bars
Christina Marie Chapman, from Litchfield Park, Arizona, received a prison sentence for helping North Korean IT workers impersonate U.S. residents and secure remote jobs. Her fraudulent scheme funneled $17 million to North Korea. This case is among the largest North Korean IT worker fraud schemes prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Hot Take:
Well, it seems like Christina Marie Chapman took the phrase “working remotely” to a whole new level—by setting up a laptop farm in her home to help North Korean IT workers moonlight as American citizens! Who knew that farming laptops could sow the seeds of a $17 million fraud scheme? I guess we can call this a techie twist on the American Dream… or maybe the American Nightmare?
Key Points:
- Christina Marie Chapman aided North Korean IT workers in a $17 million fraud scheme.
- She ran a “laptop farm” from her home to help them pose as US residents.
- Her actions supported North Korea’s nuclear program and compromised national security.
- Chapman has been sentenced to over eight years in prison.
- The FBI and IRS seized over 90 laptops during their investigation.
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