DOJ Indicts Chinese Nationals for Attempting to Evade North Korean Sanctions

The DOJ indicted four Chinese nationals and a Chinese company (the "Defendants") for transacting with designated North Korean entities.

According to the DOJ, the Defendants conspired to:

• evade the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations;

• defraud the U.S. government;

• launder money connected to unlawful activity through the United States; and

• violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.