An Arizona woman has been sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for her involvement in a scheme that exploited American companies by employing North Korean remote workers. This fraudulent operation, which the Department of Justice reported, involved tricking Fortune 500 companies out of approximately $17 million. The woman admitted to aiding North Korean tech workers in infiltrating US businesses and even stole identities to secure jobs for them. This case highlights increasing concerns over North Korean agents posing as legitimate remote employees in the US workforce, prompting warnings from Canadian authorities about the risks of hiring North Korean freelancers.