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Five Charged in Scheme to Export to Russia Thermal Imaging Scopes and Night Vision Goggles in Violation of Arms Export Control Act

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Los Angeles, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Federal authorities have arrested two Illinois residents named in an indictment that accuses five defendants of conspiring to unlawfully export to Russia defense articles – specifically, thermal imaging riflescopes and night-vision goggles – without a license in violation of the Arms Export Control Act.

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The indictment also accuses all five defendants of conspiring to smuggle thermal imaging devices from the United States and file false export…

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