Lab Equipment Distributor Admits Failing to File Export Information on Goods to Russia, Ukraine
A laboratory equipment distributor based in New Hampshire pleaded guilty to failing to file export information on shipments to Russia and Ukraine, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire announced July 11. From 2015 to 2019, Intertech Trading shipped lab equipment to these countries and elsewhere, falsifying commercial invoices and shipping forms. Intertech admitted that the information was fake and that it used false descriptions such as "lamp for aquarium" and "spares for welding system," as opposed to identifying the scientific equipment in the shipments.
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The company further admitted to undervaluing the goods, thus skirting the requirement to file Electronic Export Information, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Intertech pleaded guilty to 14 counts of failure to file export information and will be sentenced in October. If the terms of the binding plea agreement are accepted, the company will pay the maximum fine of $10,000 per count and be subject to two years of corporate probation and monitoring.