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An American Company Enabled a North Korean Scam That Raised Money for WMDs
Jun 6, 2024
North Korea's scam involving fake IT companies and WMD funding exposed by FBI, with a US firm implicated; US companies potentially linked to North Korean workers in shady financial transactions; Wyoming Secretary of State looking to prevent fraud in corporate filings
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- Proposals to prevent fraud in corporate filings by commercial agents were made post-scandal.
- North Korean scam used shell companies, fake personas, and American facilitators to fund WMD activities.
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American Company's Role in North Korean Scam Exposed
The podcast reveals how the Federal Bureau of Investigation uncovered a scam by North Korean agents involving fake companies and real IT workers. An American company played a crucial part in creating shell companies used in the scheme, leading to calls for addressing loopholes in business registration laws. Wyoming Secretary of State revoked business licenses of companies linked to the scam after FBI investigations and highlighted the use of fake personas and the extreme practice of business privacy by Registered Agents, Inc.
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