The person at the center of this case
United States (victim of export control violations and fraud)
Cold Case · Open
17 years waiting · since 2008
YURY YEVGENYEVICH SAVIN
Justice for United States (victim of export control violations and fraud) — the trail went cold in 2008, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1What is Savin's current location and why has he evaded capture since 2012?
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evidence
Lead #2Which U.S. companies were involved in exporting the controlled technology and what was their knowledge of the scheme?
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person
Lead #3What is the full extent of Sergey Klinov's involvement and has he been apprehended?
Yury Yevgenyevich Savin, a Russian national, was indicted in September 2012 for participating in an international scheme to illegally export controlled dual-use technology from U.S. companies to Russia between 2008 and 2012. Working with co-conspirator Sergey Klinov and subjects in the United States, Savin allegedly received sensitive technology while disguising payments through third countries to conceal connections to Russian military and intelligence agencies. He remains a fugitive wanted by the FBI for violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, Arms Export Control Act, and wire fraud, with known travel to Thailand and Greece.
Case
#613
International (Russia, United States, Thailand, Greece)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
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contact
Lead #4What connections exist between Savin and Russian military or intelligence agencies?
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location
Lead #5Why does Savin travel to Thailand and Greece, and does he maintain contacts or assets in those countries?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA); Conspiracy to Violate IEEPA; Conspiracy to Violate Arms Export Control Act (AECA); and Commit Wire Fraud Caution: Yury Savin and his co-conspirator, Sergey Klinov , are wanted for their involvement in several white collar crimes. Both men did business with ARC Electronics, a Russian procurement company.
Yury Savin and Sergey Klinov 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 Yury Savin and Sergey Klinov, 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 Yury Savin and Sergey Klinov for violating the above-listed offenses. Remarks: Savin travels and has traveled to Thailand and Greece.
Timeline of Events
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2008-10-01
Illegal export scheme begins
Yury Savin and Sergey Klinov begin receiving controlled dual-use technology from U.S. companies
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2012-09-28
Indictment issued
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York indicts Savin and Klinov for IEEPA violations, AECA conspiracy, and wire fraud
Case Information
Incident:October 1, 2008
Last Updated:June 15, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:October 1, 2008
Last Updated:June 15, 2026