US-Russian National Sentenced to Prison for Export Control Evasion
Dual U.S. and Russian national Vadim Yermolenko was sentenced to 30 months in prison, and ordered to forfeit $75,547, for his role in a scheme to illegally export controlled dual-use and military items to Russia as part of a Moscow-led sanctions evasion scheme. He pleaded guilty in November to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, commit bank fraud and defraud the U.S. (see 2411010047).
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Joseph Nocella, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said the sentencing shows that DOJ will seek a "significant prison sentence" against those looking to use the U.S. financial system to "commit crimes on behalf of foreign nations."
The Bureau of Industry and Security in 2022 issued a temporary denial order against other people and entities involved in the scheme, blocking them from participating in transactions subject to the Export Administration Regulations (see 2212130050).