ALEXANDRIA, Va.
Eleview International Inc., along with Oleg Nayandin, 54, of Fairfax, Virginia, and Vitaliy Borisenko, 39, of Vienna, Virginia, are charged with conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act.
“We must not allow critical systems and technologies to be transferred to anyone who may use them against America and our global partners,” said Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. “Guarding against these transfers is imperative, and violations of the laws that protect our national security will be met with ardent prosecution.”
The complaint alleges that from March 2022 to June 2023, Eleview International Inc., a Virginia-based freight company, along with its CEO Oleg Nayandin and operations manager Vitaliy Borisenko, conspired to illegally export U.S. goods and technology to Russia by rerouting them through three nearby countries.
The defendants allegedly operated a website allowing Russian customers to order U.S. goods sent to Eleview’s warehouse in Virginia. They then consolidated and shipped these items to Russia, often using other freight companies.
After stricter export controls were imposed in 2022, they reportedly rerouted shipments through Turkey, Finland, and Kazakhstan, knowing they would end up in Russia.
To do this, they allegedly provided false information about the recipients and destinations to the Department of Commerce and freight companies.
The defendants are accused of three schemes to evade export controls, each involving a different country. In one scheme, they allegedly exported $1.48 million worth of telecommunications equipment to a fake company in Turkey. The equipment was actually intended for a Russian company that supplies the Russian government, including the FSB. This equipment has military applications, potentially aiding Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.
The defendants are also accused of exporting $3.45 million worth of goods to Russia through a fake company in Finland. These goods were purchased on Eleview’s website and shipped to Finland, but they were actually destined for Russia.
The defendants labeled the packages with Russian postal service tracking numbers to disguise the shipments.
Some of these goods, including a specific electronic component used in Russian drones attacking Ukraine, are considered “high priority” by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The defendants are also accused of exporting $1.47 million worth of goods to Russia through a company in Kazakhstan. These goods included controlled items that can be used for both civilian and military purposes.
If convicted, Nayandin and Borisenko face up to 20 years in prison.
Bureau of Industry and Security and Homeland Security are investigating.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Gavin R. Tisdale and Amanda St. Cyr for the Eastern District of Virginia and Trial Attorney Garrett Coyle of the National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section are prosecuting the case.