On: American sentenced for helping North Koreans get jobs at U.S. firms

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Serious question, if she had been a front for Americans or say German nationals - what would be the charges and sentencing?

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I don't know about Germans, but I do know Americans can legally work in America. There wouldn't be much of a "front" required.

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Maybe an American wants to be over-employed, has felony convictions, wants to work in ITAR field but married to Russian immigrant, whatever. Some reason to launder the identity.

How much worse is the crime because of North Korea? Would it be markedly different for Russia/Iran vs a formerly close ally like Canada.

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i expect its also a sanctions violation, not just fraud in this case.

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Maybe similar to how they caught Al Capone: tax evasion. Clearly they wouldn't be paying taxes.

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>Chapman pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.

Probably exactly the same crimes. Germans without the legal status to work in the US would probably be able to get bank accounts so the money laundering would probably just not be necessary.