Russian Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Smuggle Export Controlled Goods
Russian citizen and Hong Kong resident Maxim Marchenko recently pleaded guilty to money laundering and smuggling after DOJ said he helped illegally ship U.S. dual-use microelectronics with military applications to Russia. Maxim was charged in September as part of a scheme that used shell companies to illegally source export-controlled items from the U.S. by giving false information to American distributors (see 2309190063).
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DOJ said Marchenko faces a maximum 20-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to one count of money laundering, and a maximum 10-year sentence for one count of smuggling goods from the U.S. His sentencing is scheduled for May 29.