As detailed in the initial TDO issued on February 24, 2023, Balakaev engaged in conduct prohibited by the Regulations by unlawfully procuring and exporting from the United States electronic devices subject to the EAR to the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (“FSB”), a BIS-listed entity located in the Russian Federation (“Russia”), and to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“North Korea” or “DPRK”) without the required U.S. government authorization.
As referenced in the initial TDO, on February 21, 2023, Balakaev was indicted on multiple counts in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The charges included, but were not limited to, conspiring to violate U.S. export control laws in connection with the unlicensed export of electronic spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and gas detection equipment, among other items, to Balakaev’s company Radiotester, located in Moscow, Russia, for ultimate end use by officials of the FSB and the DPRK. As described in the indictment and initial TDO, Radiotester is owned or controlled by Balakaev. The company is described on its website as “helping to quickly resolve issues of supply and repair of foreign- made measuring equipment” and as having “experience of working with large federal, city- forming, manufacturing enterprises”.
OEE has reason to believe that Balakaev and the other above-captioned parties continue to engage in unlawfully purchasing and shipping dual-use items from U.S. manufacturers to the FSB and DPRK. These items include advanced electronics and sophisticated testing equipment, some of which can be used in sensitive foreign counterintelligence and military operations.
Ilya Balakaev is presently a fugitive from U.S. law enforcement and resides in the Russian Federation. Because he has not yet been apprehended, OEE has reason to believe that his illicit procurement efforts will remain ongoing, given the length and nature of the conduct identified to date.
| Filed on: 08/24/2023 at 8:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 08/25/2023 FR Document: 2023-18311 |
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