North Korea Brokers Extort Defector Families

North Korea brokers extort defector families

Remittance brokers operating near North Korea’s border are shaking down the families of North Korean defectors, extorting money from people who recently received funds from relatives abroad. A source in Ryanggang province told Daily NK on Tuesday that some brokers in Hyesan have been returning to families weeks after delivering remittances, showing previously recorded videos as proof of the transaction and threatening to report them to state sec…

North Korea brokers extort defector families with surveillance threats - The Press United

Remittance brokers operating near North Korea’s border are shaking down the families of North Korean defectors, extorting money from people who recently received funds from relatives abroad. A source in Ryanggang province told Daily NK on Tuesday that some brokers in Hyesan have been returning to families weeks after delivering remittances, showing previously recorded videos […] The post North Korea brokers extort defector families with surveill…