On a money laundering fee, a Ukrainian national who was accused of being a part of a network that facilitated the movement of martial and nuclear weapons to Russia was given a 33-month prison term on Wednesday.
Federal officials said Stanislav Romanyuk, 39, was  , portion of a conspiracy , that acquired an$ 800, 000 bit of precision equipment from an unidentified Connecticut company and tried to send it, in violation of U. S. export controls, through top companies to a Russian customer.
The blade grinder’s tools have the required accuracy needed for the production of fighter jet engines and missile parts. It has applications for the military, and it can be exported to businesses in the European Union who confirm that the end use is legitimate.
Lawyers said , Romanyuk’s system operated by locating smaller companies located in southeast Western firms like Latvia and Estonia, both European Union members. The businesses commonly generated less in revenue than the equipment’s purchase price, and they were “ultimately destined for nuclear or military end usage in Russia.”
According to prosecutors in a court filing, these top companies “obfuscated the source of funds used to buy for export-controlled goods” and “protected the real identity of the Soviet end-user from inadvertent sellers of sympathetic items, such as the Connecticut-based manufacturer in this case.
The crusher was transported by truck to the actual purchaser in Russia from Latvia. But in December 2019, Romanian government, having noticed disparities in shipping documents, impounded it.
According to the court processing,” Romanyuk acted as an export controlled technology… supplying transportation and economic infrastructure to Russian customers” and another Russian mediators, as charged in this case.”
According to the prosecution, Romanyuk also participated in efforts to trade delicate technology into Russian end-users, including the Russian nuclear programme, through the blade grinders purchase.
They claimed that he had established various businesses to promote the movement of delicate device goods into Russia and that he had collaborated with a partner with Russian government organizations, including RosTec, a Russian state corporation, to oversee the development of Russian military technologies.
Since his imprisonment, Romanyuk has been a 30-month prisoner. He was sentenced by U. S. District Judge Victor Bolden. The Russian national, who reportedly resides in Estonia, organized the unlawful delivery of the products when Russia was preparing to invade Ukraine.
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