The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday charged a Chinese company, along with its owner and managers, for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and assisting North Korea in obtaining materials for its weapons programs.

The indictment was aimed at Ma Xiaohong, her company Dandong Hongxiang Industrial Development Co. Ltd. (DHID), and three managers: Zhou Jianshu, Hong Jinhua, and  Luo Chuanxu.

“Through the use of more than 20 front companies, the defendants are alleged to have sought to obscure illicit financial dealings on behalf of sanctioned North Korean entities that were involved in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,” Assistant