The person at the center of this case
United States Government / National Security
Cold Case · Open
3 years waiting · since 2022
YEVGENIY ALEXANDROVICH GRININ
Justice for United States Government / National Security — the trail went cold in 2022, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Where is Grinin currently hiding? His ties to Russia, Estonia, Germany, and the United Kingdom suggest multiple possible locations.
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evidence
Lead #2What specific advanced technologies were successfully transferred, and which Russian military programs benefited most from the Serniya network?
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Lead #3Who are the remaining co-conspirators still at large, and what roles did they play in the procurement network?
Yevgeniy Alexandrovich Grinin is a Russian national wanted for leading a sophisticated procurement network that illegally sourced and shipped advanced U.S. military and dual-use technologies to Russian government agencies between 2017 and 2022. The operation, known as Serniya/Sertal, supplied sensitive equipment for quantum computing, hypersonic missiles, and nuclear weapons development to entities including the Russian Ministry of Defense, FSB, and SVR. Grinin remains at large with known ties to Russia, Estonia, Germany, and the United Kingdom, and his capture would significantly disrupt ongoing Russian technology acquisition efforts.
Case
#1046
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
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Lead #4How did Photon Pro LLP operate as a front company, and what other shell companies may have been involved in the scheme?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Defraud the United States; Conspiracy to Violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA); Bank Fraud Conspiracy; Wire Fraud Conspiracy; Wire Fraud; Money Laundering Conspiracy; Money Laundering; Conspiracy to Violate the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA); Smuggling Goods from the United States; Failure to File Electronic Export Information Caution: Yevgeniy Alexandrovich Grinin is wanted for his alleged involvement in the Russian-backed procurement network Serniya/Sertal from 2017 to 2022. Grinin and his co-conspirators allegedly unlawfully sourced, purchased, and shipped military and sensitive dual-use technologies from United States manufacturers to Russian end users.
These items included advanced testing equipment used in quantum computing, hypersonic missiles, nuclear weapons development, and other military and space-based military applications. Serniya’s clients included the National Research Nuclear University of the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute; the Ministry of Defense; the Foreign Intelligence Service ("SVR"); and various components of the Federal Security Service ("FSB"), Russia's principal security agency and the main successor agency to the Soviet Union's KGB.
Grinin worked for Sertal as its Technical Director and was an executive officer of Photon Pro LLP, a front company used by the Serniya Network. Grinin was indicted by the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York, on December 5, 2022, and a federal warrant was issued for his arrest.
Remarks: Grinin has ties to Russia, Estonia, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Timeline of Events
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2017
Serniya/Sertal Network Operations Begin
Grinin and co-conspirators begin unlawfully sourcing and shipping U.S. military and dual-use technologies to Russian end users
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2022-12-05
Federal Indictment Issued
Yevgeniy Alexandrovich Grinin indicted by United States District Court, Eastern District of New York for conspiracy to defraud the United States, bank fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and export control violations
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2017
Last Updated:May 9, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2017
Last Updated:May 9, 2026