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On September 11, 2020, the United States Department of Justice announced a criminal complaint charging North Korean nationals Ri Jong Chol and Ri Yu Gyong, and Malaysian national Gan Chee Lim.[1] The complaint charges them with conspiracy to violate North Korean Sanctions Regulations, bank fraud, and conspiracy to launder funds. The defendants allegedly formed and used front companies that sent U.S. dollar wires through the U.S. to buy commodities on behalf of North Korean customers.[2]
[1] United States v. Ri Jong Chol, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Criminal Complaint https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1316001/download.
[2] U.S. Department of Justice, Department of Justice Announces Charges of North Korean and Malaysia Nationals for Bank Fraud, Money Laundering and North Korea Sanctions Violations, Press Rel. 20-918, Sept. 11, 2020.