2 Chinese Nationals Charged in $100 Million Cryptocurrency Scheme

2 Chinese Nationals Charged in $100 Million Cryptocurrency Scheme
The photo shows physical imitations of cryptocurrency in Dortmund, western Germany, on Jan. 27, 2020. Ina Fassbender/FP via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—Two Chinese nationals were charged on Mar. 2 with laundering over $100 million in cryptocurrency that had been stolen by North Korean hackers, U.S. prosecutors said.

Tian Yinyin and Li Jiadong were charged in an indictment unsealed in Washington with money laundering conspiracy and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.