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Federal Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Thursday August 22, 2024 ( 1 items )  

Justice Dept.: Latvian National Extradited for Scheme to Illegally Export Advanced U.S.-Origin Aircraft Technology to Russia
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Oleg Chistyakov, also known as Olegs Citsjakovs, 55, of Latvia, made his initial appearance in a federal court in Kansas City, Kansas, today after being extradited from Latvia. Chistyakov is the third defendant in this case to face charges in connection with a years-long conspiracy to sell sophisticated avionics equipment to Russian companies, after Russia's unlawful invasion of Ukraine and  more