Feb 13, 2025 · Prosecutors said Chapman created a "laptop farm" in her home so that companies would believe the workers were in the U.S. The workers, who received more than $17.1 million for their work,...

Aug 8, 2024 · The U.S. Justice Department arrested a Nashville man charged with helping North Korean IT workers obtain remote work at companies across the United States and operating a laptop farm they used...

Feb 12, 2025 · Arizona laptop farmer pleads guilty for funneling $17M to Kim Jong Un. 20. 300+ US companies, 70+ individuals hit by the fraudsters ... An Arizona woman who created a "laptop farm" in her home to help fake IT workers pose as US-based employees has pleaded guilty in a scheme that generated over $17 million for herself... and North Korea. ...

May 16, 2024 · FBI agents raided two East Tennessee residences, including a Carson-Newman University dorm room, investigators say were hosting "laptop farms" used in a wide-ranging overseas identity theft...

May 21, 2024 · Some of the laptop farms were set up in a Jefferson City home and a Carson-Newman dorm. The investigation said they were located in East Tennessee, San Diego and Virginia Beach and were used to...

Aug 8, 2024 · According to court documents, Knoot ran a “laptop farm” at his Nashville residences between approximately July 2022 and August 2023. The victim companies shipped laptops addressed to “Andrew M.” to Knoot’s residences.

Aug 9, 2024 · Federal authorities have arrested a Nashville man on charges he hosted laptops at his residences in a scheme to deceive US companies into hiring foreign remote IT workers who funneled hundreds of...

Aug 9, 2024 · Matthew Isaac Knoot, a 38-year-old man from Tennessee, has been charged for helping North Korea fund its weapons of mass destruction program. Knoot has allegedly been running a complex scheme for years, funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars to foreign actors, namely, North Korea.

May 16, 2024 · Search warrants for four U.S. residences associated with laptop farms controlled by Didenko were issued in the Southern District of California, Eastern District of Tennessee, and Eastern District of Virginia, and executed between May 8 and May 10.

May 16, 2024 · Christina Chapman is accused of running a “laptop farm” from her home, in which she logged into US company-issued laptops on behalf of the foreign IT workers.