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Arizona woman sentenced for helping North Korea coders get US crypto jobs

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An Arizona woman was sentenced to 8.5 years for aiding DPRK hackers in infiltrating over 300 US crypto and tech firms, generating $17 million of illicit gains.

An Arizona woman was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for helping North Korean operatives infiltrate US cryptocurrency and tech firms using stolen identities and fraudulent documents.

According to a Thursday announcement by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Christina Marie Chapman was convicted of wire fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity theft and money laundering conspiracy. She was sentenced to 102 months, or about 8.5 years in prison.

Prosecutors said Chapman worked with operatives tied to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to obtain remote IT positions at more than 300 US-based companies. The North Korean workers posed as US citizens and residents, and the scheme generated over $17 million in illicit revenue.

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