Arizona Woman Indicted for Alleged Role in North Korea Identity Theft Scheme

The scheme compromised the identities of 60 Americans and generated $6.8 million in revenue for the overseas IT workers, according to the DOJ.

North Korea's flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 9, 2017. Edgar Su/Reuters

An Arizona woman was charged on Thursday for her alleged role in a scheme to help North Korean IT workers pose as U.S. citizens in order to apply for remote positions at U.S. companies, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.

Christina Marie Chapman, 49, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, was arrested on May 15 for her alleged participation in a scheme that compromised the identities of 60 Americans and defrauded over 300 U.S. companies.