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Florida Man Convicted in $900K Russia Parts Plot
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: A federal jury convicted 62-year-old Russian national Alexander Mamonov, a Florida resident, on 12 felony counts tied to a scheme to bypass U.S. export controls and sanctions. Prosecutors said he helped ship nearly $1 million in U.S. aircraft components to Russia and Aeroflot using false export paperwork; co-conspirator Ignat Vakorin remains a fugitive.
WHO: Alexander Mamonov; Ignat Vakorin
WHAT: Convicted on 12 felony counts for allegedly smuggling and exporting controlled aircraft parts to Russia/Aeroflot while bypassing sanctions and submitting false export paperwork.
WHEN: Aug 29, 2026 at 10:57 AM ET
WHERE: Florida
WHY: Prosecutors said Mamonov orchestrated the scheme to evade U.S. export controls and sanctions by falsifying export paperwork and routing aircraft components to Russia and Aeroflot.
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