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IN D ICTM EN T
ThelnternationalTraffic in ArmsRegulations(ITAR),Title22,CodeofFederal
Regulations,Parts 120-130,w ere the regulations thatim plem ented the President's authority w ith
respectto the exportofdefense articles. By virtue ofthe authority delegated by the Presidentto
the Secretary of State,the State D epartm ent's D eputy A ssistant Secretary of State for D efense
Trade Controls,Bureau ofPolitical-M ilitary A ffairs,w as prim arily responsible foradm inistering
the ITAR .
The ITA R contained a list of defense articles and defense services w hich w ere
subjectto controlby these regulations. The listwascalled the United StatesM unitions List
(t<USM L''),Title22,CodeofFederalRegulations,Part121.1.
N o defense articles or defense services m ay be exported or othenvise transferred
from the U nited States to a foreign country w ithouta license orw ritten approvalfrom the United
StatesDepartmentofState,DirectorateofDefenseTradeControls(%CDDTC''),accordingto Title
22,Code of Federal Regulations,Part 123.1. The ITAR also prohibited attem pted exports,re-
defense articles or services withoutState D epartm ent authorization pursuantto Title 22, Code of
FederalRegulations,Pal4 127.1.
(Category Xll(c)).
Regulations,Pal4121.1(Category Xll(c)).
Sellier & Bellotfirearm am m unition prim ersw ere defense articles covered by the
Indictm entobtained the necessary license from the State Departm entto exportdefense articlesto
C O U NT 1
Paragraphs 1-10 ofthe G eneralA llegations above are restated and realleged as
to the Grand Jury,and continuing through in or around N ovem ber 2013,in M iam i-D ade and
Brow ard Counties,in the Southern D istrict ofFlorida,and elsew here,the defendants,
VLA D IM IR N EV ID O M Y and
D M ITR II M A K AR EN K O ,
a/k/a RD m itryi,''
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did know ingly and w illfully com bine,conspire,confederate,and agree w ith each other,and w ith
otherpersons known and unknown to the Grand Jury,to expol'tdefense articles from the United
States to Russia, without having first obtained a license or w ritten approval from the State
Departm entD DTC,in violation of Title 22,United States Code,Section 2778,and Title 22 ,
lt was the purpose of the conspiracy for the defendants to unjustly enrich
them selvesby unlaw fully exporting defense articlesfrom the U nited Statesto Russia and to evade
the applicable prohibitions and licensing requirem ents ofthe AECA and ITA R and detection by
D. NE VID O M Y would ship the defense articles from the U nited States to
M AK ARE NK O in Russia w ithoutobtaining the required licenses from the State D epartm ent's
D DTC.
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O vertA cts
In furtherance of this conspiracy, and to accom plish its purpose, at least one of the
conspirators com m itted and caused to be com m itted, in the Southern Distlict of Florida, and
requesting the purchase of tw o A TN M A RS 4x4 night-vision rifle scopes and explaining that a
rifle scopes.
a bank account in Shanghai,China,to the bank account of N EVID O M Y 'S com pany, Prim ex
Group,lnc.,in the United Statesin the am ountof$11,755 forthepurchase and shipping ofthe
tw o A TN M A RS 4x4 night-vision rifle scopes.
vendorlocated in Antioch,C alifom ia,requesting the purchase ofone O D IN 61BW thennalm ulti-
Purpose m onocular.
export''the vendor's products w ithoutobtaining the required licenses or written approvals from
account of the California vendor for the purchase of one O D IN 61BW therm al m ulti-purpose
m onocular.
delivered w ithin the w eek but because a private Russian courier office w as being audited the
courier office recom m ended ttnot to ship the night vision scopes at this tim e,in order to avoid
Problem s.''
m essage,ttIreceived O D IN yesterday.''
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SCOPC.
$2,500 to be sentfrom the bank accountofPrim ex Group,lnc.,in the United Statesto thebank
accountofthe A rkansas vendor,partofw hich w as a depositfor the purchase ofthe M A RS 4x4
com pany, Prim ex Group,lnc.,in the Southern D istrict of Florida,part of w hich w as for the
M AK AR EN K O inform ing him ,in pertinentpm ,thatthe night-vision ritle scope w illanive later
scope to Russia.
N EVIDO M Y requesting the purchase of 1,000 large-rifle am m unition prim ers to be placed in a
24. On or about Septem ber 5, 2013, in response to an em ail from the vendor in
A rkansas indicating that the Sellier & Bellot firearm am m unition prim ers had been shipped,
N EVID O M Y replied,asking how m uch they costand stating thathe w ould w ire the paym ent.
United States Custom s and Border Protection indicating that the prim ers had been seized for
attem pted illegal export without a license, M A K A REN K O sent an em ail m essage to
C O U N TS 2-6
Paragraphs 1-10 ofthe G eneralA llegations above are restated and realleged as
On oraboutthe dates listed below ,in Brow ard and M iam i-D ade Counties,in the
Southenz D istrict of Florida, and elsew here, the defendants listed below did know ingly and
willfully attem ptto exportand attem ptto cause the exportofdefense articles,as detailed below ,
from the United States to a place outside thereof, that is,Russia,w ithout firsthaving obtained
In violation of Title 22,U nited States Code, Section 27784 Title 22, Code of Federal
10
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C O U NT S 7-8
On oraboutthe datesspecitied below ,in Brow ard County,in the Southern D istrict
did transport,transm it,and transferand attem ptto transport,transm it,and transferfundsto a place
in the United States,from or through a place outside the U nited States,as specified below ,w ith
the intentto prom ote the carrying on ofspecified tlnlaw fulactivity,asm ore specifically described
below :
Itis further alleged thatthe specified unlaw fulactivity is the attem pted exportof defense
articlesfrom theU nited Statesto Russia,w ithouthaving tirstobtained a license orwritten approval
from the State Departm entD DTC,in violation of Title 22,United States Code,Section 2778,as
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The allegations of this Indictm ent are re-alleged and by this reference fully
incorporated herein for the purpose of alleging forfeiture to the U nited States of A m erica of
any property, real and personal, w hich constitutes or is derived from proceeds
exported or sent from the United States contrary to law ,or the proceeds or value thereof,and
property used to facilitate the exporting orsending ofsuch m erchandise,the attem pted exporting
suchmerchandisepriortoexportation,pursuanttoTitle19,UnitedStatesCode,Section 1595a(d).
U pon conviction ofa violation ofTitle 18,U nited States Code,Section 1956,as
alleged in this Indictm ent, the defendant so convicted shall forfeit to the U nited States any
pursuanttoTitle 18,UnitedStatesCode,Section982(a)(1).
AllpursuanttoTitle 18,UnitedStatesCode,Sections981(a)(1)(C)and982(a)(1),Title19,
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BEN JAM W G .G REEN BERG
A CTIN G U N ITED STA TES A TTORN EY
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A SSISTAN T U N ITED STA TES A TTORN EY
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SO UTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
D?es thi
s case originate from a matterpending in the Northern Region ofthe U.S.Attorney's Office
prlorto October14,2003? Yes x No
8. D?es this case originate from a matterpending in the CentralRegion ofthe U.S.Attorney'
s Office
prlorto September1,2007:
2 Yes x No
M ICHAEL THAKUR-
ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
CourtNo.A5501474
*penal
tySheetts)attached REV4/8/08
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Count#:1
Counts//:2-6
Counts#:7 and 8
A4oney Laundednc
Count#:
*M ax.Penalty:
Count#:1
Counts#:2-5
Counts#:7 and 8
A4oney LaundeHng
Count#:
*M ax.Penalty: