The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed a complaint seeking to forfeit over USD$3 million in funds from three entities involved in U.S. dollar transactions with sanctioned companies, North Korean front companies, and banks, in violation of domestic laws.

The just over USD$3.1 million amount is associated with three parties identified as the Hong Kong-based Apex Choice Ltd, the China-based Yuanye Wood Ltd. and a third Singaporean company identified as “Cooperating Company 1”, which is not contesting the forfeiture.

“The complaint alleges that these three companies laundered United States dollars on behalf of sanctioned North Korean banks,” an accompanying