“seems to be sleep here today”
sorry nosky, we took penny for a little ride today over to Jefferson city. It’s the same place indicated in the article below. It was pretty uneventful while we were there. But I’m surprised somebody around here figured out such an intricate scam. Beats all the meth labs and the idiots trying to rob a pharmacy or bank while staring right at the camera.
FBI: Jefferson City home, Carson-Newman dorm raided after investigation in laptop farm scheme that may have helped North Korea’s weapons program
At least one person from East Tennessee is believed to have been involved in a covert scheme to allow IT workers outside the country to infiltrate U.S. companies by setting up laptop farms, which reportedly benefitted North Korea’s nuclear weapons program in some cases, according to an unsealed federal investigation.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, at least five people are charged — including a woman from Arizona, a Ukrainian man, and three unnamed people from outside the country. Another unnamed person from Jefferson City is believed to be involved but was not named or said to be facing charges in the unsealed documents.
“Today’s announcement of charges and law enforcement actions show our broad approach to attacking funding sources for North Korea across the United States,” said U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves. “We will continue to vigorously pursue cases against individuals, in the United States and abroad, who use U.S. financial systems to raise revenue for North Korea and its illicit nuclear weapons program.”
The scheme spanned across the globe, involving other locations in the U.S., North Korea and other countries. According to the search warrant issued by the U.S. District Court in East Tennessee, FBI agents searched a home in Jefferson City on King Street as well as a room in Burnett Hall on Carson-Newman University’s campus between May 8 and May 10.
Biden motorcade in Atlanta draws a crowd in the single digits
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