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More updates for you on our WORLDWIDE efforts to defend the homeland and protect the American people. Yesterday, the FBI successfully extradited to the United States from Estonia an alleged smuggler of U.S. electronics. For over a decade, Andrey Shevlyakov allegedly acquired electronics from U.S. manufacturers on behalf of the Russian government and military, and then shipped them to Russia through shell companies in Estonia – all in clear violation of U.S. export controls. With steadfast resolve, your FBI worked closely with partners to identify, arrest, and now bring him to the U.S., where he faces 18 federal counts. Let it be known, if you break our laws, you can’t hide from us and we WILL find you. Smuggling U.S.-export controlled products to adversarial nations will not be tolerated, and the FBI will stop at nothing to protect the homeland. I’d like to thank EDNY, FBI Houston, FBI Legal Attache Riga, the FBI Counterintelligence Division, and our local, federal, and international partners for their great work on this case. Together, we are making real progress safeguarding our sensitive U.S. technologies. God bless America, and all those who defend Her.Link: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/estonian-national-extradited-united-states-face-charges-helping-russian-militaryDan Bongino