Five Russians and Two Venezuelans Indicted for Evading Sanctions, Money Laundering, and Smuggling

On October 19, the Department of Justice released the indictment against five Russian and two Venezuelan nationals accused of global money laundering, oil smuggling, and trading with sanctioned entities.  Additionally, the Russian defendants are accused of helping Russia acquire sophisticated military technology from U.S., some of which has been traced to the battlefields in Ukraine.[1]