The DOJ charged several Russian and Italian nationals, a U.S. citizen and three companies (collectively, the "defendants") with a conspiracy to evade U.S. trade sanctions and trade controls.
According to the DOJ, the defendants conspired to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA") and the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 ("ECRA") by trying to purchase a U.S.-manufactured turbine to be used by a Russian government-controlled business on a Russian Arctic deepwater drilling platform. Allegedly, the defendants conspired to use false documentation to hide the identities of the end users.
The defendants face a maximum prison sentence of up to 20 years in prison for the IEEPA and ECRA violations, and fines of up to $1 million each.
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