Kim Chol-sam (born 11 March 1971) is a North Korean banker, the treasurer of
Daedong Credit Bank
Daedong Credit Bank (DCB; ) is a North Korean bank, established in 1995, and based in the country's capital, Pyongyang.
DCB has been on the US Treasury sanctions list since June 2013, for "its role in supporting Pyongyang's weapons of mass dest ...
(DCB).
Kim Chol-Sam and British banker
Nigel Cowie created a shell company called "DCB Finance" to circumvent sanctions, help sell arms, and expand its nuclear weapons programme.
Daedong Credit Bank
Daedong Credit Bank (DCB; ) is a North Korean bank, established in 1995, and based in the country's capital, Pyongyang.
DCB has been on the US Treasury sanctions list since June 2013, for "its role in supporting Pyongyang's weapons of mass dest ...
, has been placed under US sanctions.
Kim has been named in the
Panama Papers
The Panama Papers () are 11.5 million leaked documents (or 2.6 terabytes of data) published beginning April 3, 2016. The papers detail financial and attorney–client information for more than 214,488 offshore entities. These document ...
.
See also
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North Korea's illicit activities
The alleged illicit activities of the North Korean state include manufacture and sale of illegal drugs, the manufacture and sale of counterfeit consumer goods, human trafficking, arms trafficking, wildlife trafficking, counterfeiting currency ( ...
References
1971 births
North Korean bankers
Living people
People named in the Panama Papers
Members of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
North Korean individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions
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