Alexander Posobilov
The court in new York sentenced a resident of the United States Alexander Posobilov to 11 years and 3 months in prison for illegal export of microelectronics to Russia and conspiracy to commit money laundering. This was reported TASS the representative of the Prosecutor John Marzulli.
A spokesman was unable to specify citizenship of that person. “In the court records there is no indication that after serving his sentence the criminal is to be deported to Russia”, — he said. This fact indicates that the 62-year-old Posobilov, who lived in Houston, is a citizen of the United States.
11 people, including Posobilov, in the case of companies ARC Electronics and Apex System, which, as claimed by the U.S. government, from October 2008 to October 2012, bought and delivered to Russia modern microelectronics dual-use 50 million dollars. According to authorities, the equipment was delivered in the interests of the defense Ministry and the FSB.
Posobilov and two other defendants, Shavkat Abdullaev and Anastasiya Dyatlova, was found guilty on all counts in October 2015. Of the remaining seven people, four pleaded guilty, three are located outside the United States and wanted.
In July 2016, the owner of ARC Electronics Alexander fishchenko, with Russian and American citizenship, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and payment of a fine of 500 thousand dollars.