Montreal woman pleads guilty in U.S. to helping export weapon components to Russia
Feb 13, 2024 | 9:58 AM
MONTREAL — United States prosecutors say a Montreal woman has pleaded guilty to being part of a scheme to illegally export electronic components to Russia for military use.
Federal prosecutors in New York City say Kristina Puzyreva pleaded guilty on Monday to money laundering conspiracy.
U.S. authorities say Puzyreva and two alleged co-conspirators purchased electronic components that have both civilian and military uses and cannot be legally exported to Russia.
They say those components were routed through a series of front companies in order to get around U.S. sanctions against Russia for that country’s invasion of Ukraine.
