The Justice Department has charged 14 North Korean citizens with multiple counts of conspiracy to commit identity theft, wire fraud, and other financial crimes in a scheme that netted millions for the alleged perpetrators, NBC News reports.

According to the indictment, which was filed earlier this week in Missouri federal court, the 14 men who allegedly participated in the scheme accumulated at least $88 million in a criminal conspiracy to falsely obtain information technology jobs that began in 2017 and ended in March of last year.

The defendants are accused of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, money laundering, wire fraud, and identity theft, while eight of the defendants are also of aggravated identity theft.

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