Ukrainian National Sentenced to 5 Years in North Korea IT Worker Fraud Case

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Ukrainian national Oleksandr Didenko received 5 years in prison for providing North Korean IT workers with stolen US citizen identities to infiltrate American companies. Didenko pleaded guilty in November 2025 to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft in this sophisticated state-sponsored scheme.

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