KIM YE WON
Current age (if alive)
31
Gender
male
Nationality
North Korean
Date of case
11/12/2024
Country
United States
Physical Description
Eye color
Brown
Hair color
Black
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Circumstances
Kim Ye Won 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 Kim Ye Won in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division, St. Louis, Missouri, in December 2024. Kim Ye Won 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.
Last updated: 5/27/2026