Estonian pleads guilty to selling electronics to Russia

An Estonian man pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn federal court to illegally exporting over $1 million worth of sensitive electronic components to Russia. The defendant used shell companies to bypass U.S. export controls, supplying technology used in missiles and electronic warfare.
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – AN ESTONIAN MAN admitted in Brooklyn federal court on Thursday to his role in a scheme to illegally export over $1 million in sensitive electronic components to Russia, according to Joseph Nocella Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
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