News / Florida forwarder accused of smuggling sanction-banned tech to Russia

A Florida-based freight forwarder is facing up to 20 years in jail, accused of smuggling US goods to Russia in breach of Ukraine war-induced sanctions regime.

Kirill Gordei, pesident of Apelsin Logistics, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit offences against the US, one of smuggling goods from the US and one of exporting a controlled item.

Assistant attorney general Matthew Olsen accused Mr Gordei of “placing personal profit over national security”.

He ...