US-Russian National Pleads Guilty to Russia Sanctions Evasion Charges
Dual U.S. and Russian national Vadim Yermolenko pleaded guilty Nov. 1 for his role in a scheme to illegally export controlled dual-use and military items to Russia as part of a Moscow-led sanctions evasion scheme, DOJ said. Yermolenko pled guilty to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Yermolenko faces up to 30 years in prison.
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The U.S. indicted Yermolenko in December 2022 and issued a temporary denial order against other people and entities involved in the scheme, blocking them from participating in transactions subject to the Export Administration Regulations (see 2212130050).