Feds Charge 5 Russians in Smuggling U.S. Military Tech
The Russian nationals were among nine people charged in separate cases in New York and Connecticut, for acquiring military technology from U.S. companies for use in Russia's war with Ukraine.
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The Justice Department has charged nine people in separate cases in New York and Connecticut, as well as two oil brokers for Venezuela, for acquiring military technology from U.S. companies and supplying them in aid of Russia’s war with Ukraine, reports PBS.
The five defendants charged in New York are all Russian nationals, and two have been arrested. All four defendants in the Connecticut case — three Latvians and one Ukrainian — were taken into custody months ago at the request of U.S. authorities. The criminal charges, which include laundering tens of millions of dollars for wealthy Russian businessmen and other sanctioned entities, complement the latest round of Biden administration sanctions targeting Russia. Along with sanctions on members of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner-circle, the U.S. has frozen Russian Central Bank funds and imposed aggressive export controls.
