{"id":134770,"date":"2022-12-14T11:46:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T16:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=134770"},"modified":"2022-12-14T11:46:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T16:46:50","slug":"americans-charged-in-russia-arms-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=134770","title":{"rendered":"Americans Charged in Russia Arms Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nRussia Federal Security Service<\/em><\/p>\n

Seven men were charged in a Brooklyn federal court Tuesday for allegedly bypassing arms sanctions against Russia. Two of the men are U.S. citizens and the other five are Russian nationals. They are suspected of secretly funneling millions of dollars’ worth of sensitive military and other equipment through New Hampshire and elsewhere to evade U.S. sanctions.<\/p>\n

The items included sniper rifle ammunition and electronics used in nuclear or hypersonic weapons. <\/p>\n

Prosecutors suspect one of the Russian defendants is an agent of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), comparable to our CIA.<\/p>\n

The suspected agent, one Vadim Konoshchenok, was arrested in Estonia after a raided warehouse revealed contraband U.S. ammunition. He\u2019ll face an extradition trial there.<\/p>\n

Alexey Brayman of New Hampshire and Vadim Yermolenko of New Jersey were arrested. The other four Russian defendants, Yevgeniy Grinin, Aleksey Ippolitov, Boris Livshits and Svetlana Skvortsova are in the wind.<\/p>\n

The U.S. accused all seven defendants of running a \u201cglobal procurement and money laundering network on behalf of the Russian government.\u201d<\/p>\n

LC was thoughtful enough to send us a couple links.<\/p>\n

Five Russian Nationals, Including Suspected FSB Officer, and Two U.S. Nationals Charged with Helping the Russian Military and Intelligence Agencies Evade Sanctions<\/h3>\n

The Defendants Conspired to Obtain Military-Grade and Dual-Use Technologies from U.S. Companies for Russia\u2019s Defense Sector<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A 16-count superseding indictment was unsealed yesterday in Brooklyn charging five Russian nationals, Yevgeniy Grinin, Aleksey Ippolitov, Boris Livshits, Svetlana Skvortsova and Vadim Konoshchenok with conspiracy and other charges related to a global procurement and money laundering network on behalf of the Russian government. Konoshchenok, a suspected officer with Russia\u2019s Federal Security Service (FSB), was arrested in Estonia on December 6, 2022 and will undergo extradition proceedings to the United States. Grinin, Ippolitov, Livshits and Skvortsova remain at large. Estonian authorities searched a warehouse used by Konoshchenok and recovered approximately 375 pounds worth of U.S.-origin ammunition. Alexey Brayman, a lawful permanent resident of the United States residing in New Hampshire, and Vadim Yermolenko, a U.S. citizen residing in New Jersey, were also arrested and charged as part of scheme.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Justice.gov<\/a>
\nNECN<\/a><\/p>\n

The defendants each face up to 30 years in prison. Viktor Bout unavailable for comment.<\/p>\n

Thanks, LC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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