York Louis Celestino Herrera confirmed
Actor-cluster tags
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Sanctions-designation details
Status: Designated by OFAC on March 12, 2026 under Executive Order 13810, program tag DPRK4, for support to Yun Song Guk
| Location | Barcelona, Spain |
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| Date of Birth | November 7, 1996 |
| Place of Birth | La Vega, Dominican Republic |
| Nationality | Dominican; alternate Spanish |
| Sex | Male |
| Passport | XDB250498 (Spain); alt. EM0642806 (Dominican Republic), issued February 28, 2013, expired February 28, 2019 |
| National ID | 24558183W (Dominican Republic) |
Caution
Since at least 2023, DPRK national Yun Song Guk (Yun) led a group of North Korean IT workers that conduct freelance IT work operating out of Boten, Laos.
Since at least 2023, DPRK national Yun Song Guk (Yun) led a group of North Korean IT workers that conduct freelance IT work operating out of Boten, Laos. Yun coordinated several dozen financial transactions totaling more than $70,000 with Hoang Minh Quang (Minh) relating to IT services performed by Yun. Since at least 2024, Yun also worked with York Louis Celestino Herrera (Celestino) to develop freelance IT service contracts for Yun.
Sources
Every factual claim on this page is drawn from the public records listed below.
- Recent Actions, March 12, 2026: North Korea Designations (Yun Song Guk, Amnokgang Technology Development Company and facilitators in Vietnam, Laos and Spain) — U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), 2026-03-12 sanctions designation
- Treasury Sanctions Key Enablers of DPRK IT Worker Networks — U.S. Department of the Treasury, 2026-03-12 press release