CINCINNATI (CHATNEWSTV) — An Ohio-based supplier of aircraft parts and three of its current and former employees have been federally indicted for allegedly conspiring to export aviation components to Russia without the required U.S. government licenses, authorities said Thursday.
Flighttime Enterprises Inc., an American subsidiary of a Russian aircraft parts supplier, and three individuals—Daniela Friery, 43, of Loveland, Ohio; Pavil Iglin, 46, a Russian citizen residing in Florida; and Marat Aysin, 39, a U.S. permanent resident also living in Florida—face charges related to violating export restrictions imposed on Russia after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
According to the 11-count indictment unsealed Thursday, the defendants used fraudulent documentation and intermediary companies to circumvent U.S. export controls. The scheme allegedly involved at least four transactions totaling more than $2 million, including a $395,000 auxiliary power unit that was illegally shipped to a Russian airline.
Prosecutors say Flighttime and its employees falsely certified that aircraft parts would not be sent to Russia and misrepresented their final destination.
“These defendants knowingly violated U.S. export laws to supply Russian airlines with aircraft parts they were prohibited from obtaining,” said U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Parker for the Southern District of Ohio. “Their actions undermined global sanctions and will not go unpunished.”
The defendants are charged with conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA), multiple counts of violating the ECRA, conspiracy to commit smuggling, smuggling, and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments. If convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison for each ECRA violation, 10 years for smuggling, and five years for conspiracy.
The FBI and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) led the investigation.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
