According to Yonhap News Agency and documents from the U.S. Department of Justice, Judge Rudolph Contreras of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered the seizure of wallet assets linked to North Korean overseas IT workers involved in money laundering activities. Prosecutors stated that the address received approximately 158,123 USDC and 54,574 USDT, totaling around $213,000, with the funds originating from at least 14 payment addresses associated with North Korean IT workers. This ruling is part of a broader case in which the U.S. Department of Justice sought to seize over $7.74 million in crypto assets tied to North Korea. The court has only approved the seizure of assets related to the aforementioned wallet in this instance. The U.S. Department of Justice noted that North Korean IT workers have long used fake identities to secure remote work overseas and launder their earnings through stablecoins, cross-chain transfers, and token swaps. https://(wublock123.com)/news/us-court-orders-seizure-213000-stablecoins-linked-to-north-korean-it-worker-money-laundering-67999