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Brooklyn Man Arrested for Exporting Controlled Tech to Russia
Brooklyn resident Alexey Barysheff, a naturalized citizen of the United States, was arrested on federal charges of illegally exporting controlled technology from the United States to end-users in Russia.
According to a complaint, Barysheff registered two Brooklyn-based companies, BKLN Spectra, Inc. (Spectra) and UIP Techno Corp. (UIP Techno), in 2015. He and two Russian nationals, Dmitrii Aleksandrovich Karpenko and Alexey Krutilin, used these entities as U.S.-based front companies to purchase, attempt to purchase, and illegally export controlled technology.
The microelectronics shipped to Russia included digital-to-analog converters and integrated circuits, which are frequently used in military systems, including radar and surveillance systems, missile guidance systems, and satellites.
Barysheff and his co-conspirators evaded applicable controls by providing false end-user information, concealing the fact that they were exporters, and falsely classifying the goods they exported on records submitted to the Department of Commerce.
To conceal the true destination of the controlled microelectronics, the defendants and their co-conspirators shipped the items first to Finland and subsequently to Russia.
Barysheff is scheduled to make his initial appearance today at 2:00 p.m. at the United States Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, before Chief United States Magistrate Judge Roanne L. Mann.
The arrests and charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Robert L. Capers of the Eastern District of New York; Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin; Special Agent in Charge Angel M. Melendez, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for New York; FBI Assistant Director in Charge William F. Sweeney, Jr., New York Field Office; Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Carson, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Export Enforcement, New York Field Office; and Craig Rupert, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Defense, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, North East Field Office.
The complaint alleges that Barysheff, Karpenko, Krutilin, and others were involved in a conspiracy to obtain technologically cutting-edge microelectronics from manufacturers and suppliers located within the United States and to export those high-tech products to Russia, while evading the government licensing system set up to control such exports.
“U.S. export laws exist to prevent potentially dangerous technology from falling into the wrong hands,” said U.S. Attorney Robert L. Capers. “We will continue to work tirelessly to enforce these laws and protect our national security.
Barysheff’s scheme was a brazen attempt to evade the export controls and put national security at risk. His arrest is a testament to the dedication and expertise of the agents and prosecutors who worked tirelessly to bring him to justice.
The defendants face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of these charges.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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