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US issues sanctions against companies in Laos, China tied to North Korean IT worker scheme
The U.S. sanctioned two North Korean nationals and several companies based in Laos and China on Thursday for helping facilitate a wide-ranging scheme that duped American firms into hiring North Korean IT workers who funneled their earnings back home. The U …