38-year-old Tennessee man Matthew Knoot charged by DOJ for providing remote IT jobs to North Koreans, laundering salaries for weapons program, and creating a "laptop farm".

38-year-old Tennessee man Matthew Isaac Knoot has been charged by the DOJ for allegedly providing remote IT jobs to North Korean actors and laundering their salaries to finance North Korea's weapons program. Knoot, from Nashville, Tennessee, was arrested for his role in this scheme, which involved creating a "laptop farm" to facilitate this illicit funding. If convicted, Knoot faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, including a mandatory minimum of two years for the aggravated identity theft count.

August 08, 2024
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