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NEW: Prosecutors unsealed a complaint calling this vessel, the M/V Wise Honest, a money laundering vehicle illicitly shipping coal for North Korea in defiance of U.S. and U.N. sanctions.

Indonesia authorities detained it in April 2018, before Trump-Kim summit. @CourthouseNews
“Our office uncovered North Korea’s scheme to export tons of high-grade coal to foreign buyers by concealing the origin of their ship, the Wise Honest,” @SDNYnews U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said in a statement.

My developing story, @CourthouseNews. courthousenews.com/n-korean-cargo…
(Prior tweet deleted for the wrong link. Third time's the charm, and coffee to be procured.)
Per U.S. prosecutors, a timeline of the Wise Honest:

* 1989: WH built
* 11/17/16: Registered to DPRK
* 11/16 - 4/18: WH illicitly ships coal and heavy machinery for DPRK.
* 3/14/18: WH's last journey

Timeline of the prosecution in the next tweet.
Per prosecutors, timeline of the Wise Honest's inception and seizure:

*4/2/18: Indonesian authorities intercept, DPRK-national captain arrested.
*7/18: SDNY obtains sealed warrant
*5/7/19: Forfeiture complaint signed
*5/9/19: Unsealed.

Context:
*6/12/18: Trump/Kim summit
That is to say:

* Indonesian authorities intercepted the Wise Honest and arrested its DPRK-national captain more than two months before Trump-Kim summit.

* SDNY obtained sealed warrant the month after the summit.

(Summit date corrected in prior tweet.)
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman declined to comment on when U.S. authorities first suspected the Wise Honest had been used for sanctions violation following the ship's interception.

He said the ship is currently heading to American Samoa.
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