North Korean Crypto scam? P2

North Korean Crypto scam? P2

From What I survived by Jack Laurence

March 31, 2026 · 35 min · Season 1 · Episode 22

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Christopher Douglas Emms, who discusses the allegations against him related to a North Korean crypto scam and the impact on his life.

Christopher Douglas Emms is wanted for allegedly conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Specifically, conspiring to violate United States sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“DPRK” or “North Korea”) by working with an American citizen to illegally provide cryptocurrency and blockchain technology services to the DP, Its quite the mouthful. Chris is a British citizen who, due to his status of being Wanted, now calls Moscow home. He and I spoke via Zoom about the charges brough against and just how on earth he came to be accused of helping North Korea avoid global sanctions. He says this is a situation that has been completely blown out of proportion. None the less he has had his entire life turned upside down over the last few years, not only can he not return home to the UK for fear of extradition to the United States but he also had all of his UK accounts frozen and has never been able to recoup his money. This is the story of Christopher Emms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jack Laurence

Guest: Christopher Douglas Emms

Topics covered

  • North Korea
  • cryptocurrency
  • sanctions
  • legal issues
  • international relations

Keywords

  • North Korea
  • cryptocurrency
  • sanctions
  • Christopher Emms
  • legal issues
  • extradition
  • blockchain technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

Places: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Moscow, UK, United States

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