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Nashville man arrested for running “laptop farm” to get jobs for North Koreans

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Matthew Isaac Knoot , 38 , of Nashville , Tennessee , faces charges of wire fraud, intentional damage to protected computers, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to cause the unlawful employment of aliens.

US employers are strictly forbidden from hiring citizens of North Korea .

Employers sent company-issued laptops to Knoot who hosted them at his residences.

Knoot logged on to the laptops, downloaded and installed remote desktop applications, accessed without authorization the victim companies’ networks.