Tag: top secret security clearance

Defense Contractor Exposes North Korea's Remote Worker Scheme

Meet John Allen Kurrle Jr., a cleared defense contractor who got caught up in a shocking scheme: allowing others to use his identity and top-secret security clearance to land lucrative remote jobs with national security implications. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after admitting to his role in a plot that produced 88 job applications and nine offers with salaries up to $190,000.