No Evidence of Meeting With Iraqi (Atta in Prague)

New York Times ^ | June 16, 2004 | James Risen

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What is it with Prague, anyway?

APRIL 2000 : (N KOREAN SPY YAI TRAVELED TO CZECHOSLAVAKIA & AUSTRIA) In April 2000, John Joungwoong Yai and his wife, Susan Youngja Yai, traveled to the Czech Republic and Vienna to meet with a North Korean representative, according to later reports by US authorities. - "Here's one in our own backyard!! Arrested in Santa Monica, California, " AP, Feb 5, 2003 12:10 pm US/Pacific

APRIL 20, 2000 : (N KOREAN SPY FLIES FROM SWITZERLAND TO LOS ANGELES, LIED TO CUSTOMS) Upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport from Zurich, Switzerland on April 20, 2000, Yai and his wife declared to U.S. Customs officials they were not carrying more than $10,000 in U.S. currency.
"In fact, a search revealed that they were carrying $18,179," the FBI said in court papers later.
Yai, a South Korea native, was charged with making fraudulent and false statements to a representative of the United States Customs Service and conspiring to make such statements, a criminal affidavit said. His wife was charged with making and conspiring to make fraudulent and false statements within the jurisdiction of the United States. The investigation was ongoing to determine whether Yai's actions posed any threat to national security, said Cheryl Mimuma, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Los Angeles.
Yai's wife will receive a summons to appear in federal court at a later date.
Although the State Department has listed North Korea as a sponsor of terrorism, terrorist activity was not suspected in the case, officials said. - "Here's one in our own backyard!! Arrested in Santa Monica, California, " AP, Feb 5, 2003 12:10 pm US/Pacific

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That's a pretty weird case, by the way... seems much of if not all he dealt in was public info. He did travel to meet with N KOrean agents, though.