An Arizona woman was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday for running a “laptop farm” scheme that generated $17 million for herself and North Korean remote workers in information technology.

As part of her sentencing, Christina Marie Chapman, 50, was also ordered to forfeit nearly $285,000 that was earmarked for North Koreans, fined nearly $177,000, and will serve three years of supervised release after her prison term ends.

The Department of Justice called Chapman’s actions one of the largest worker fraud schemes the department has ever charged. It involved 68 stolen identities that aided North Korean IT workers in obtaining jobs at 309 U.S. companies, including Fortune 500 companies, the department said.

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