Man accused of helping North Korea evade US sanctions

Posted on AllSides November 29th, 2019
From The Center

An American citizen has been accused of helping North Korea to evade U.S. sanctions, federal prosecutors in New York announced Friday.

Virgil Griffith has been charged with conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which allows the president to regulate foreign transactions due to threats or emergencies, according to a criminal complaint. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

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