Two Russian-Canadians charged in the U.S. with allegedly evading sanctions, providing US$10M in electronics to Kremlin

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Two Russian-Canadian nationals have been charged in the U.S. with sending millions of dollars in semiconductors, integrated circuits and other dual-use electronics to Russia through Brooklyn front companies.

American authorities said 37-year-old Nikolay Goltsev and 32-year-old Kristina Puzyreva of Montreal were arrested in a Manhattan hotel Tuesday morning.The suspects, over the course of a year, allegedly exported more than 300 shipments of restricted items valued at about US$10 million to Russia, evading U.S. sanctions on Russian entities and companies affiliated with the Russian military, according to the release.

Goltsev and Nasriddinov allegedly purchased the electronic parts from U.S. manufacturers under the Brooklyn companies and arranged for the items to be sent to various locations in Brooklyn before unlawfully shipping items to various countries like Turkiye, Hong Kong, China, and the United Arab Emirates, where it was rerouted to Russia, the release noted.

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