The forty -year -old man from Maryland confessed to pulling fraud with the jaws that deceived more than 13 US companies, and even US government agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Twist? Not only did the man, Minh Phoung Ngoc Vong landed on work without a formal degree and worked at a distance, earned nearly $ 970,000 (~ £8.26 crore) for three years by making others to do work.
Vong now faces up to 20 years in prison. FBI Baltimore is investigating this case, US Ministry of Justice’s press release.
How did the forty -year -old pull this fraud?
Maryland’s man joined unknown individuals – one of whom was under the name John Doe, also known as William James, a foreign national based in China Shenyang – to hire him as a remote software developer.
Minh Phonoung Ngoc Vong’s Way As a “Software Professional” when a false resume was planned when he was divided when he was divided into Virginia Tech Company starting, Minh Phoung Ngoc Vong. The company had a government agreement with FAA and provided Vong access to sensitive software of national defense.
How Vong has gained access to FAA systems
Vong passed security checks using his real American passport and Maryland’s driving license.
The company based in Virginia has provided a notebook to be used in connection with its job, and FAA rightly approached Vong’s personal identity card for access to government facilities and systems. Vong installed software for remote access to the notebook to facilitate Doe’s access to it and cover its location in China.
Vong earned his work $ 970,000
In his statements, Vong admitted that Scammed more than one company. Between 2021 and 2024 he and his conspirators cheated at least 13 US companies-grew in more than $ 970,000 (~ £8.26 crore) for software work that secretly carried out overseas workers, including one in China.
Some of the companies for which Vong worked had contracts with US government agencies that unknowingly provided Vong’s co -owners access to the sensitive US government systems that they approached from China.
(Tagstotranslate) Maryland Job Scam
