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United States export control and national security interests
Justice for United States export control and national security interests — the trail went cold in 2008, but the truth hasn't.
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How did Shegurov establish relationships with U.S. exporters willing to illegally ship controlled technology?
What specific dual-use technologies were exported and how were they ultimately used by Russian military or intelligence agencies?
Who were the U.S.-based subjects that facilitated the illegal exports, and have they been identified and prosecuted?
Dmitry Vladimirovich Shegurov, a Russian national, was indicted in 2012 for orchestrating an illegal technology export scheme that funneled controlled dual-use U.S. technology to Russian military and intelligence agencies through his company ARC Electronics. Between 2008 and 2012, Shegurov and his co-conspirators received sensitive equipment from American exporters while disguising payments through third countries to conceal the Russian government's involvement. Shegurov remains a fugitive wanted by the FBI for violations of export control laws, economic sanctions, wire fraud, and obstruction of justice—making this case significant for understanding post-Cold War espionage and proliferation networks.
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International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA); Conspiracy to Violate IEEPA; Conspiracy to Violate Arms Export Control Act (AECA); and Commit Wire Fraud; Obstruction of Justice Caution: Dmitry Shegurov and his co-conspirators, Sergey Klinov , and Yury Savin , are wanted for their involvement in several white collar crimes. All were involved in business with ARC Electronics, a Russian procurement company.
Dmitry Shegurov, Sergey Klinov, and Yury Savin were indicted for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), conspiring to violate IEEPA, conspiring to violate the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), and committing wire fraud from October 1, 2008 to September 28, 2012. Subjects in the U.S.
were allegedly exporting controlled dual use technology from U.S. companies to Dmitry Shegurov, Sergey Klinov, and Yury Savin, in Russia.
The Russian subjects reportedly wired funds back to the U.S. through third countries in order to disguise its origin and association to the Russian military and intelligence agencies as the final end users.
On September 28, 2012, the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, indicted Dmitry Shegurov, Sergey Klinov, and Yury Savin for violating the above-listed offenses. Additionally, Shegurov and Klinov were also charged with obstruction of justice.
Dmitry Shegurov and co-conspirators begin exporting controlled dual-use technology from U.S. companies to Russia through ARC Electronics
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, indicts Shegurov, Klinov, and Savin for IEEPA violations, AECA violations, wire fraud, and obstruction of justice