Breitbart.com reports: “Christina Marie Chapman, a 50-year-old Arizona resident, has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for her role in a scheme that allowed North Korean spies to infiltrate 309 U.S. companies using false identities as IT workers.

Bleeping Computer reports that in a significant development in the fight against international cyber crime, Christina Marie Chapman, a 50-year-old woman from Arizona, has been sentenced to 102 months in prison for her involvement in a scheme that enabled North Korean IT workers to infiltrate 309 U.S. companies. Chapman pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, wire fraud, identity fraud, and bank fraud.

According to court documents, Chapman hosted the North Korean IT workers’ computers in her own home between October 2020 and October 2023, creating a ‘laptop farm’ that made it appear as though the devices were located in the United States. The North Koreans were hired as remote software and application developers by multiple Fortune 500 companies, including an aerospace and defense company, a major television network, a Silicon Valley technology company, and a high-profile company.

As a result of this scheme, the North Korean workers collected over $17 million in illicit compensation, which was shared with Chapman, who processed their paychecks through her financial accounts…”