“ Yana Leonova, a 33-year-old citizen of Belarus, was extradited from France to the United States on charges of conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, smuggling, money laundering and fraud against the United States. Source: press service of the US Department of Justice, “European Truth” Details: The indictment claims that in May 2022, against the backdrop of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, Leonova, using accomplices who were in the US, purchased and illegally exported numerous aviation electronic devices and other aviation equipment from the USA to Russia. The exported goods were intended for use on private jets operated by Leonova’s former employer, a company listed as an entity by the US Department of Commerce. The investigation established that Leonova and her accomplices purchased aviation components from distributors based in the United States. Using companies located in Armenia, the Maldives and other countries, they then shipped the components to Russia without the required licenses from the US Department of Commerce. “This defendant sought to circumvent US law in order to enrich herself by purchasing and illegally exporting aircraft and other prohibited equipment from the US to Russia,” said US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Leonova and her accomplices repeatedly concealed and falsely indicated the true end users and final destinations of aviation components. .She arranged for the goods to be transported to Russia via intermediate destinations and the transfer of payments in US dollars from foreign bank accounts to US bank accounts. It will be recalled that on Tuesday the US Treasury announced the indictment of eight individuals and two legal entities accused of involvement in money laundering schemes. Earlier it was reported that the German court decided to initiate criminal proceedings against two former managers of the German machine-building giant Siemens, who are accused of violating sanctions by facilitating the export of gas turbines to Crimea occupied by Russia.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: press service of the US Department of Justice, “European Truth”
Details: The indictment alleges that in May 2022, against the backdrop of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, Leonova, using accomplices who were in the United States, purchased and illegally exported numerous aviation electronic devices and other aviation equipment from the United States to Russia.
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The exported goods were intended for use on private jets operated by Leonova’s former employer, a company listed as an entity by the US Department of Commerce.
The investigation established that Leonova and her accomplices purchased aviation components from distributors based in the United States.
Using companies located in Armenia, the Maldives and other countries, they then shipped the components to Russia without the required licenses from the US Department of Commerce.
“This defendant sought to circumvent US law in order to enrich herself by purchasing and illegally exporting aircraft and other prohibited equipment from the US to Russia,” said US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Leonova and her accomplices repeatedly concealed and falsely indicated the true end users and final destinations of aviation components.
.She arranged for the goods to be transported to Russia via intermediate destinations and the transfer of payments in US dollars from foreign bank accounts to US bank accounts.
It will be recalled that on Tuesday, the US Treasury Department announced the indictment of eight individuals and two legal entities accused of involvement in money laundering schemes.
Earlier it was reported that the German court decided initiate criminal proceedings against two former executives of the German engineering giant Siemens, who are accused of violating sanctions by facilitating the export of gas turbines to Russian-occupied Crimea.
