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Mun Chol Myong

Released
Date of birth:1968
Gender:Male
Race:Asian
Era:2010s
State:District of Columbia
Time Imprisoned:
3 Years 10 Months 1 Day
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Mun Chol Myong

Biography

Mun Chol Myong is a North Korean businessman who was in the process of importing goods from Singapore to his native country of North Korea when he was arrested in Malaysia due to a Washington, DC judge issuing a warrant against Mun for conspiring to circumvent U.S sanctions against North Korea. A top Justice Department official claimed foreigners who have never been in the U.S can be extradited to it for violating domestic laws. The United States has enforced a blockade against North Korea since 1950 designed to cripple its economic and social development. Mun Chol Myong was deported to the United States where he pled guilty to charges of circumventing U.S sanctions.

Case

Charges: Money laundering
Arrested: May 14, 2019
Sentenced: Jan 20, 2023
Incarcerated: May 14, 2019
Released: Mar 15, 2023
Sentence: Time served: 45 months, imposed January 20, 2023; subject to deportation proceedings afterward
Prosecutor: Tejpal S. Chawla; Michael P. Grady; David C. Recker
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Guilty