Virgil Griffith ignored warnings on crypto dealings with North Korea, FBI says



News Virgil Griffith ignored warnings on crypto dealings with North Korea, FBI says Cryptocurrency expert is serving 63-month prison sentence for helping DPRK evade sanctions with blockchain technology Chad O'Carroll August 9, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Image: Virgil Griffith's Facebook profile U.S. cryptocurrency expert Virgil Griffith ignored explicit warnings from the FBI to cease dealings with North Korea ahead of his arrest for helping the country evade sanctions, the law enforcement agency told NK News in an exclusive interview. Prosecutors accused Griffith of participating in an April 2019 Pyongyang conference to talk about “potential money laundering and sanction evasion applications” of crypto and blocktain technologies, and the FBI said he continued North Korea-related activities after the conference despite clear warnings. U.S. cryptocurrency expert Virgil Griffith ignored explicit warnings from the FBI to cease dealings with North Korea ahead of his arrest for helping the country evade sanctions, the law enforcement agency told NK News in an exclusive interview. Prosecutors accused Griffith of participating in an April 2019 Pyongyang conference to talk about “potential money laundering and sanction evasion applications” of crypto and blocktain technologies, and the FBI said he continued North Korea-related activities after the conference despite clear warnings. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Virgil Griffith ignored warnings on crypto dealings with North Korea, FBI says

Cryptocurrency expert is serving 63-month prison sentence for helping DPRK evade sanctions with blockchain technology

Chad O'Carroll August 9, 2023

Virgil Griffith ignored warnings on crypto dealings with North Korea, FBI says

Image: Virgil Griffith's Facebook profile

U.S. cryptocurrency expert Virgil Griffith ignored explicit warnings from the FBI to cease dealings with North Korea ahead of his arrest for helping the country evade sanctions, the law enforcement agency told NK News in an exclusive interview.

Prosecutors accused Griffith of participating in an April 2019 Pyongyang conference to talk about “potential money laundering and sanction evasion applications” of crypto and blocktain technologies, and the FBI said he continued North Korea-related activities after the conference despite clear warnings.

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