A Russian intelligence officer has pleaded not guilty to money laundering and smuggling U.S. electronics and ammunition on behalf of Russia, the Justice Department said.
The Grand Kremlin palace, left, and the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. A Russian intelligence officer is accused of smuggling of American-made electronics and ammunition on behalf of the Kremlin's war efforts in Ukraine.issued by the Justice Department. In October 2022, he was stopped by Estonian authorities and found to be traveling with 35 different semiconductors, thousands of U.S.-made 6.5mm bullets and other electronic components.
Authorities stopped Konoshcenok again on Nov. 24, 2022 as he was attempting to cross into Russia with around 20 cases of U.S.-origin bullets, including tactical rounds and .338 military sniper rounds. After his arrest, Estonian authorities searched a warehouse used by Konoshcenok and recovered around 375 pounds worth of ammunition. attempting to smuggle hundreds of thousands of American-made and export-controlled rounds into Russia, including 6.5 mm, 7 mm, .338 and .308 magnum rounds, which are commonly used by snipers, as well as military-grade .223 rounds, the DOJ said.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Russian Embassy in Washington D.C. for comment on the matter, but has not yet heard back.Konoshchenok and four other co-defendants – Yevgeniy Grinin, 44, Aleksey Ippolitov, 57, Boris Livshits, 52, Svetlana Skvortsova, 41 – were linked to two Moscow-based companies, Serniya Engineering and Sertal LLC, that operate under the direction of Russian intelligence to procure advanced electronics and testing equipment for the Kremlin’s military-industrial complex.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech during the Victory Day military parade marking the 78th anniversary of the end of World War II in Red square in Moscow.
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