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Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to National Security news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Justice Department Disrupts North Korean Remote IT Worker Fraud Schemes Through Charges and Arrest of Nashville Facilitator 08/08/2024 08:00 AM EDT Matthew Isaac Knoot, 38, of Nashville, Tennessee, was arrested today for his efforts to generate revenue for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK or North Korea) illicit weapons program, which includes weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Department Disrupts North Korean Remote IT Worker Fraud Schemes Through Charges and Arrest of Nashville Facilitator 08/08/2024 08:00 AM EDT Two Iranian Nationals and One Pakistani National Indicted for Providing Material Support to Terrorists 08/08/2024 08:00 AM EDT A superseding indictment was returned yesterday charging two Iranian citizens, brothers Shahab Mir'kazei (Shahab) and Yunus Mir'kazei (Yunis), and one Pakistani citizen, Muhammad Pahlawan, for conspiring to provide and providing material support to Iran's weapons of mass destruction program resulting in death and conspiring to commit violence against maritime navigation and maritime transport involving weapons of mass destruction resulting in death. Pahlawan is currently awaiting trial, while Shahab and Yunus remain at large. Two Iranian nationals and one Pakistani national indicted for providing material support to terrorists 08/08/2024 08:00 AM EDT An indictment was returned yesterday charging Iranian citizens Shahab Mir'kazei and Yunus Mir'kazei and  Pakistani citizen, Muhammad Pahlawan for providing  support to terrorists. You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the Offices of the United States Attorneys website. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW · Washington, DC 20530 · 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy  | GovDelivery Privacy Policy Follow the Offices of the United States Attorneys on Twitter: @USAttorneys