Justice: Freight Forwarder Indicted for Scheme to Evade Russian Sanctions

Justice: Freight Forwarder Indicted for Scheme to Evade Russian Sanctions

From December 2022 to December 2024, Mazulina allegedly conspired with Russian freight forwarding companies and others to unlawfully ship controlled industrial oil and gas equipment from the United States to Russia via intermediary countries, according to an indictment. In June 2023, Mazulina reportedly acknowledged using third-party bank accounts for payments because many of her clients were under U.S. sanctions. To disguise the scheme, she allegedly submitted false export documents to the U.S. government, hiding that the goods were destined for Russia.

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