Ninety laptops, millions of dollars: US woman jailed over North Korea remote-work scam

Christine Chapman apologizes for role in identity fraud that amassed millions to allegedly aid nuclear weapons program

In March 2020, about the time the Covid pandemic started, Christina Chapman, a woman who lived in Arizona and Minnesota, received a message on LinkedIn asking her to be the US face" of a company and help overseas IT workers gain remote employment.

As working from home became the norm for many people, Chapman was able to find jobs for the foreign workers at hundreds of US companies, including some in the Fortune 500, such as Nike; a premier Silicon Valley technology company"; and one of the most recognizable media and entertainment companies in the world".