JONG SONG HWA
Also known as: Zheng Chenghua, Jong Song Hua
Current age (if alive)
56
Gender
male
Nationality
North Korean
Date of case
11/12/2024
Country
United States
Physical Description
Eye color
Brown
Hair color
Black
Ethnicity
Asian
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Caution
Jong Song Hwa 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 Jong Song Hwa in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division, St. Louis, Missouri, in December 2024.
Remarks
Jong Song Hwa has ties to or may visit China and Russia.
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.
Last updated: 5/30/2026