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 #1Where is Yury Savin currently located and what is his current status?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific controlled dual-use technologies were exported and to which Russian military or intelligence agencies?
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person
Lead #3What is the current status and location of co-conspirator Sergey Klinov?
Yury Yevgenyevich Savin, a Russian national, was indicted in September 2012 for conspiring to illegally export controlled dual-use technology from U.S. companies to Russia between 2008 and 2012, with funds laundered through third countries to obscure military and intelligence end-users. Working with co-conspirator Sergey Klinov and ARC Electronics, Savin allegedly violated the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Arms Export Control Act, and committed wire fraud. He remains a fugitive with known travel to Thailand and Greece, and his whereabouts are currently unknown.
Case
#613
Russia / International
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York; FBI Counterintelligence
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contact
Lead #4What third-country financial institutions and intermediaries were used to launder funds and disguise the origin of payments?
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location
Lead #5Why did Savin travel to Thailand and Greece, and did these locations serve operational purposes for the conspiracy?
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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 conspiracy to illegally export controlled dual-use technology from U.S. companies to Russia
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2012-09-28
Indictment issued
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York indicts Savin and Klinov for violating IEEPA, AECA, and wire fraud
Case Information
Incident:October 1, 2008
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:October 1, 2008
Last Updated:April 29, 2026