Son Un Chol 손은철 confirmed
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Wanted-notice details
Status: Wanted by the FBI; federal arrest warrant issued December 2024
| Date(s) of Birth Used | January 29, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Hair | Black |
| Eyes | Brown |
| Sex | Male |
| Race | Asian |
| Occupation | Group Leader |
| Nationality | North Korean |
| Languages | Korean, English |
| Role, per Rewards for Justice | mid-level manager |
| Associated organizations, per Rewards for Justice | BabyBox Technology; China Silver Star; China Silver Star Internet Technology Company; Cubix Tech; Eden Programming Solutions; Helix; LJD Tech; Silver Star China; Silver Star internet Technology Corporation; Unsong Internet Technology Corporation; Volasys Silver Star Network Technology Co.; Yanbian Silverstar; Yanbian Silverstar Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Chinese Simplified: 延边银星网络科技有限公司; Korean: 은성인터네트기술회사); Yanji Silver Star Network Technology Co. Ltd. |
Caution
Son Un Chol is wanted for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to generate revenue and launder it for the North Korean regime from approximately April 2017 to approximately March 2023 in violation of United States and international sanctions.
Son Un Chol is wanted for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to generate revenue and launder it for the North Korean regime from approximately April 2017 to approximately March 2023 in violation of United States and international sanctions. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Son Un Chol in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division, St. Louis, Missouri, in December 2024.
Remarks
Son Un Chol has ties to or may visit China.
Reward
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that leads to the disruption of financial mechanisms of persons engaged in certain activities that support North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, DPRK), including the exportation of workers from North Korea to generate revenue, money laundering, and specified cyber activity and actions that support North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction proliferation.
Sources
Every factual claim on this page is drawn from the public records listed below.
- SON UN CHOL — FBI Wanted, Cyber — U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2024-12-01 wanted notice
- DPRK IT WORKERS — FBI Wanted poster (Rewards for Justice, up to $5 million) — U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2024-12-01 wanted notice
- DPRK IT WORKERS — FBI wanted poster (Korean-language edition) — U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation wanted notice
- Yanbian Silverstar and Volasys Silverstar: Rewards for Justice reward offer of up to $5 million — Rewards for Justice, U.S. Department of State, 2024-12-12 wanted notice