DOJ: Ohio Company and Employees Charged for Illegally Exporting Aircraft Parts to Russia

DOJ: Ohio Company and Employees Charged for Illegally Exporting Aircraft Parts to Russia

An Ohio company and three of its employees (one Ohio, two Florida) are being charged with violations of export restrictions on Russia. They are part of an American subsidiary of a Russian aircraft parts supplier. In 2022 the company signed documents to a supplier saying that the goods wouldn't go to Russia...and then illegal exported the part to Russia without a license. The charges are conspiracy to violate the ECRA, multiple violations of the ECRA, conspiracy to commit smuggling, and conspiracy to launder money.

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