Natalya Ivanovna Mazulina, U.S. Freight Forwarding Scheme, New York 2024

Freight Forwarder Arrested at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

BROOKLYN, NY – Natalya Ivanovna Mazulina, the Western regional manager of a freight forwarding company, was arrested earlier today in Seattle at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, for her alleged involvement in a scheme to circumvent U.S. export laws and sanctions on Russia.

Mazulina, 52, was taken into custody after being charged in a 12-count indictment unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn, with conspiracy to export controlled goods to Russia without a license, conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to commit money laundering, exporting controlled goods to Russia without a license, filing false export documents with the U.S. government, and smuggling goods contrary to U.S. law.

The indictment alleges that from at least December 2022 through December 2024, Mazulina conspired with Russian freight forwarding companies and others to unlawfully ship controlled items, including industrial oil and gas equipment from the United States to Russia, through intermediary countries.

“As alleged, Mazulina used her position as a manager of a freight forwarding company to facilitate unlawful exports to Russia through JFK airport,” said Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. “Evading U.S export regulations presents a danger to our national security, and we will continue to use all of our law enforcement and national security tools make sure these enablers, both individuals and corporations, cannot operate in our district.”

Mr. Peace extended his appreciation to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington, the FBI’s Seattle Field Office, and the DOC’s Boston Field Office for their assistance in this case.

Mazulina is charged with conspiracy to export controlled goods to Russia without a license, conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to commit money laundering, exporting controlled goods to Russia without a license, filing false export documents with the U.S. government, and smuggling goods contrary to U.S. law. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each count of conspiring to export or exporting controlled goods to Russia without a license, up to 20 years in prison for conspiring to commit money laundering, up to 10 years in prison for each count of smuggling, and up to five years in prison for each count of conspiracy and filing false export documents with the U.S. government.

Mazulina is set to be arraigned in the Eastern District of New York at a later date.

Mandatory Facts:

1. Defendant/Respondent Real Full Name: Natalya Ivanovna Mazulina

2. Exact Criminal Charges: conspiracy to export controlled goods to Russia without a license, conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to commit money laundering, exporting controlled goods to Russia without a license, filing false export documents with the U.S. government, and smuggling goods contrary to U.S. law.

3. City and State: Brooklyn, New York

4. Exact Date with Month/Day/Year: December 2022 through December 2024

5. Sentence or Outcome: to be determined

6. Dollar Amounts: N/A

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