The DOJ indicted four Chinese nationals and a Chinese company (the "Defendants") for transacting with designated North Korean entities.

According to the DOJ, the Defendants conspired to:

  • evade the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations;

  • defraud the U.S. government;

  • launder money connected to unlawful activity through the United States; and

  • violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

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