Matthew Issac Knoot
Coverage of Matthew Issac Knoot in the Nexus archive.
- American duo sentenced for hosting laptop farms for North Korean IT workers
Two US nationals, Matthew Issac Knoot and Erick Ntekereze Prince, were sentenced to 18 months in prison for hosting laptop farms that facilitated North Korea's remote IT workers scheme. The scheme impacted almost 70 US companies and generated $1.2 million in revenue for the North Korean regime. The FBI is cracking down on such activities to disrupt North Korea's ability to circumvent sanctions.
- Two U.S. Nationals Sentenced for Facilitating Fraudulent Remote Information Technology Worker Schemes to Generate Revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Matthew Issac Knoot and Erick Ntekereze Prince, two U.S. nationals, were sentenced for their involvement in facilitating fraudulent remote IT worker schemes that generated revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). The case highlights illicit activities exploiting international labor networks to benefit a foreign state.