US Charges North Korean Banker Over Crypto Laundering Conspiracies

US Charges North Korean Banker Over Crypto Laundering Conspiracies
The Department of Justice in Washington on Jan. 14, 2020. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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The United States has indicted a North Korean banker for his alleged role in cryptocurrency laundering conspiracies designed to buy goods and generate revenue for the North Korean regime.

Sim Hyon Sop, a representative of the North Korean Foreign Trade Bank (FTB), was accused of conspiring with over-the-counter crypto traders to launder funds stolen from “virtual currency exchange hacks.”