A Russian-Canadian woman living in Montreal has pleaded guilty to a money laundering conspiracy that involved sending millions of dollars worth of electronics to Russia in violation of U.S. sanctions, according to a report by ctvnews.ca. The electronics were reportedly used in unmanned aerial vehicles and guided missile systems used by the Russian military in Ukraine. Kristina Puzyreva, 32, faces up to 20 years in prison for her role in the scheme, which involved purchasing dual-use electronics from U.S. manufacturers under front companies and sending them to Russian entities.
Meanwhile, in the East Bay, a 63-year-old man has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for defrauding the Department of Defense by selling counterfeit and substandard electronics. Steve H.S. Kim sold over $3.5 million worth of fan assemblies to the Defense Logistics Agency, some of which were counterfeit or misrepresented as new when they were actually used or surplus, according to Yahoo News. Kim’s actions reportedly put critical military equipment at risk, with some of the counterfeit fans installed or planned to be installed on a nuclear submarine, an aircraft laser system, and a surface-to-air missile system.
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