The U.S. Department of Justice sent a foreboding message to those who help North Korea evade U.S. and U.N. sanctions on Friday: “Anyone who supports the DPRK’s sanctions-busting efforts stands to lose both their liberty and their property,” Manhattan attorney Audrey Strauss said.

Strauss issued the warning when announcing a warrant for the arrest of a Singaporean man named Kwek Kee Seng, who allegedly laundered money and ran a scheme to ultimately aid North Korea’s nuclear program. In her announcement, Strauss called North Korea a “pariah state” that engages in “deceptive and