US SAYS CRYPTOCURRENCY EXPERT VIOLATED NKOREA SANCTIONS
Dec 06, 2019
3 minutes
Federal prosecutors have charged a cryptocurrency expert with violating economic sanctions against North Korea by presenting at a conference there this year after the U.S. government denied his request to travel to Pyongyang.
Virgil Griffith, 36, was awaiting a federal court appearance in Los Angeles, a day after he was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport.
Griffith is an American citizen but lives in Singapore. Messages were sent to Griffith’s defense attorney
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