"According to court filings, Zharnovnikov was an arms dealer who operated through a company that he owned, located in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Since at least March 2020, he conspired with others to export firearms and ammunition controlled by the DOC from the United States to Russia, routing approximately $1.58 million worth of U.S.-manufactured firearms and ammunition. In one transaction, Zharnovnikov entered into a five‑year, $900,000 contract with a company in the United States to purchase and export their firearms to Kyrgyzstan."
""The defendant bought American-made, military-grade firearms and ammunition and re-exported them to Russia - the same brand of firearms and ammunition known to be used in Russia's war against Ukraine," stated Nocella. "His blatant lies directly fueled Russia's military siege against Ukraine with American-made weapons," Reilly added."
"DOC issued a license for the company to export firearms to Zharnovnikov's company but prohibited their export or re-export to Russia. Zharnovnikov re-exported them to Russia anyway, including semi‑automatic hybrid rifle-pistols, without a license."
Sergei Zharnovnikov, a Kyrgyz national, was sentenced to 39 months in federal court in Brooklyn for conspiracy to export American-made firearms. He illegally exported firearms and ammunition worth approximately $1.58 million from the United States to Russia through a company he owned in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Zharnovnikov does not have lawful resident status and faces deportation upon sentencing. A U.S. Department of Commerce license had prohibited re-export to Russia, but he re-exported military-grade weapons, including semi-automatic hybrid rifle-pistols, without a license. The case involved federal prosecutors, the FBI, and DOC Office of Export Enforcement.
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