🔴 US Arrests Two in Crackdown on North Korean IT Worker Laptop Farms

Two US nationals were arrested in a new law enforcement operation targeting fraudulent North Korean IT worker schemes.

The suspects, Michael James Bostelle of Pennsylvania and Juan Cecilio Pena Carrillo of Texas, allegedly helped North Korean IT workers (ITWs) illegally obtain remote work at US companies.

According to a four-count indictment, the multi-year fraud scheme by Bostelle, Pena, and their co-conspirators generated over $3 million in fraudulent revenue.

As part of the scheme, which allegedly ran between 2019 and July 2025, the two housed and configured laptops issued by victim US companies so ITWs would appear to work from the US.