Man Busted For Espionage In Wisconsin Capital

A man living in Wisconsin was arrested for sending top-secret information illegally to Russia.

Wisconsin Man Busted For Being A Russian Spy

I'm a big fan of the spy movie genre. I'm talking about films like "Mission Impossible" and "James Bond." They are so exciting because they always keep you guessing, and you never know what's going to happen next.

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I realize there are real spies in the world; it's just not a movie thing. However, it's funny because I don't think of them being somewhere like Wisconsin. Apparently, I'm way off since one got busted in Madison.

A man who was originally from Russia had moved to Madison. Recently, he used his company to send lab equipment to Russian companies, some of which was used for military experiments. Of course, that's completely illegal in the United States.

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According to prosecutors, Pogosyan started using his company, Omega Diagnostics LLC, in September 2022 to ship lab equipment to Russian companies, including one that performed chemical research for the Russian military.

 

The U.S. Department of Commerce imposed sanctions in February 2022 on exports to Russia in response to the Ukranian invasion. The sanctions require exporters to obtain licenses to ship technology and goods to Russia, particularly products that could help Russia produce chemical and biological weapons.

 

Pogosyan didn't obtain a license and tried to hide the exports' destination by sending the equipment to third-party countries such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Latvia, and Lithuania, prosecutors said, the products were then forwarded on to the Russian companies.