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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- FBI
- Notice
- FBI Wanted
- Issued
- 2023
- Nationality
- North Korean
- Checked
Sim Hyon-Sop
Sim Hyon-Sop is wanted by the FBI, which published this notice in 2023. He is wanted in connection with charges that include fraud and money laundering. The United States Department of State’s Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Sim Hyon-Sop.
He is described as having brown eyes and black hair. Born on 25 November 1983 in Pyongyang, North Korea, he would now be 42.
Charges, as published
- Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
- Conspiracy to Violate and Violations of International Emergency Economic Powers Act
- North Korean Sanctions Regulations
- Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments
- Laundering Monetary Instruments
Reward
The United States Department of State’s Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Sim Hyon-Sop.
Case details, as published by FBI
Sim Hyon-Sop is a North Korean national who works for the Foreign Trade Bank (FTB) of North Korea, which has been sanctioned by the United States. It is alleged that Sim helped transact with customers that traded with North Korea and ensured money could move in and out of North Korea without interruption, despite U.S. sanctions. For roughly a decade, Sim allegedly played a pivotal role in defrauding U.S. banks by remitting U.S. dollar payments to facilitate trade on behalf of North Korea. On March 21, 2023, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Sim Hyon-Sop in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., after he was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Conspiracy to Violate and Violations of International Emergency Economic Powers Act, North Korean Sanctions Regulations, Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments, and Laundering Monetary Instruments.
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