Indian National Sentenced for Conspiring to Illegally Export Dual-Use Goods to Russia
An Indian national was sentenced Jan. 15 to 30 months in prison for conspiring with others to illegally "export controlled aviation components and a navigation and flight control system to end users in Russia," the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon announced. Sanjay Kaushik pleaded guilty in October to conspiring to sell export-controlled dual-use goods to Russian end users.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office said that starting in September 2023, Kaushik conspired with others to unlawfully obtain "aerospace goods and technology from the United States for entities in Russia." He and co-conspirators falsely told the Commerce Department that the goods would be supplied to Kaushik and his company, which is based in India, "when in fact they were destined for Russia," DOJ said.
For instance, Kaushik attempted to buy an "Attitude and Heading Reference System," which provides navigation and flight control data for aircraft, from an Oregon-based supplier, the DOJ said. The system requires an export license from Commerce to be shipped to Russia. To obtain the license, Kaushik and his co-conspirators "falsely claimed that Kaushik’s Indian company was the end purchaser and that the component would be used in a civilian helicopter."
Scott Bradford, U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon, said the exports were part of a "calculated, profit-driven scheme" involving sanctioned Russian entities.