The U.S. Department of Justice has brought charges against the American company Eleview International Inc. and its two executives—54-year-old Oleg Nayandin and 39-year-old Vitaly Borysenko—for the illegal export of sanctioned goods to Russia worth millions of dollars.
“This company allegedly used not one, not two, but three different schemes to illegally transship sensitive American technology to Russia,” said Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod of the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). “Today’s charges, against both the company and two top executives, are a prime example of our work to bring to justice both the companies and the corporate executives alleged to have circumvented our rules in search of a fatter bottom line.”
The defendants appeared at the court of the Eastern District of Virginia and could face up to 20 years in prison, as reported on the ministry's website.
“We must not allow critical systems and technologies to be transferred to anyone who may use them against America and our global partners,” said U.S. Attorney Jessica D. Aber for the Eastern District of Virginia. “Guarding against these transfers is imperative, and violations of the laws that protect our national security will be met with ardent prosecution.”
The investigation claims that Nayandin and Borysenko devised three schemes to bypass export sanctions imposed by the U.S. after the onset of the war in Ukraine. If convicted, Nayandin and Borisenko each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
According to Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen, their actions undermined security, as the transfer of critical systems and technologies could pose a threat to the U.S. and its international partners.
Eastern District of Virginia Prosecutor Jessica Aber emphasized that U.S. authorities will crack down on such violations of export control to prevent the use of American technologies for military purposes that could affect the interests of the U.S. and its allies.
