Russian National Living in Florida Convicted for Scheme to Illegally Export Aircraft Parts from the United States to Russia

A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted a Russian national residing in South Florida and former Aeroflot employee, on all 12 counts related to a scheme to illegally export nearly $1 million in U.S. aircraft parts to Russia and state-owned carrier PJSC Aeroflot, following the U.S. Department of Commerce's post-2022 export restrictions on Russia and a temporary denial order barring Aeroflot from receiving U.S.-origin goods; charges included conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, illegal export of ECRA-controlled items, conspiracy to commit smuggling and smuggling of goods, submission of false or misleading export information, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, with Mamonov and co-conspirator Ignat Vakorin (a Russian national who remains a fugitive) accused of misleading U.S. suppliers by falsely declaring the UAE and China as end destinations. Sentencing before U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams is scheduled for November 20.