Ukrainian from Florida convicted for attempting to transfer military technology to Russia

Ukrainian, 32-year-old Vladimir Nevidomiy from Haldaleil Beach, Florida, was sentenced to 26 months in prison and three years probation after conspiring to illegally export military equipment to Russia. This is stated on Online US Department of Justice.

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According to the information contained in court documents, from April to November 2013, customers from Russia contacted Nevidy by e-mail asking them to purchase night-vision sights, thermal imagers and ammunition. All requested equipment must be monitored by the US State Department upon export.

Unseen, he first started buying at least three ATN MARS 4 × 4 night-vision sights and an ODIN 61BW thermal imager.

16 April 2013, the defendant received a bank transfer from an account in Shanghai worth $ 11 755 for the purchase of two night vision sights. On the same day, Unseen paid $ 9 599 for the purchase of these two sights.

Somewhere on May 2, 2013, Unseen received another bank transfer of $ 10 0000, which was to be sent to a US supplier to purchase a ODIN 61BW thermal imager.

Later, Nevidomy received $ 18 036 from Riga, Latvia, for the purchase of a third night vision sight. On the same day, Nevidy listed $ 9 599 to a supplier in the USA.

After receiving the night vision devices Unseen in South Florida, he sent them to Russia by a freight forwarding company or a private Russian postal service.

In June, 2013, Unseen, received an email from the same person asking him to send 1000 ammunition to Vladivostok, Russia. October 2 he tried to take them, but they were confiscated at the US customs.

Neither the Invisible nor its partners have ever applied for an State Department export license for night-vision equipment or ammunition.

It is known that the Invisible is a naturalized US citizen.

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