Cincinnati (WXIX) – A Sharonville-based airplane parts supplier and some of its workers are facing federal charges in connection with a scheme to transport parts to Russia.
Flighttime Enterprises, Inc., and three current and former employees have been accused of unlawfully exporting aircraft parts from the United States to Russia and Russian enterprises.
According to U.S. Attorney Kenneth Parker, this was accomplished “by mislabeling shipments, providing false certifications, and using intermediary companies and countries to obscure the true end destination and end users.”
Prosecutors think the transactions were worth more than $2 million in total.
- Daniela Friery, 43, of Loveland, Ohio
- Pavil Iglin, 46, of Florida
- Russian citizen residing in the U.S. on non-immigrant visa
- Marat Aysin, 39, of Florida
According to the indictment, all three worked for Flighttime Enterprises, which has offices in Sharonville (near West Chester, Ohio) and Miami, Florida.
They are each charged with the following:
- Conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act
- Conspiring to commit smuggling
- Conspiring to launder monetary instruments
- Multiple counts of violating the Export Control Reform Act
- Multiple counts of smuggling
“We will not tolerate export violations or smuggling of items contrary to U.S. laws to any part of the world, Russia included,” Parker stated in a news release. “These illicit activities are extremely harmful to our country, regardless of the item that is smuggled.”
If found guilty, they could face up to ten years in prison.
