US Charges North Koreans in $2.5 Billion Sanctions-Busting Scheme
People watch a TV news program showing a file footage of a missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in South Korea on July 2, 2014. AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has accused a network of North Korean and Chinese citizens of secretly advancing North Korea’s nuclear weapons program by channeling at least $2.5 billion in illicit payments through hundreds of front companies.
