A Virginia-based company, Eleview International Inc., and two of its executives, Oleg Nayandin, 54, and Vitaliy Borisenko, 39, face serious charges for illegally exporting sensitive technology to Russia. According to a complaint unsealed in the Eastern District Court of Virginia, the duo and the company are accused of conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act.
Homeland Security Investigations and the Bureau of Industry and Security are leading the case against the defendants, who could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. U.S. Attorney Jessica D. Aber emphasized the national security threat posed by transferring critical technologies to adversaries.
Court documents allege that Eleview International Inc. engaged in three major international schemes between March 2022 and June 2023, transshipping sensitive technology through Turkey, Finland, and Kazakhstan to evade export restrictions. Nayandin, Eleview’s owner and CEO, and Borisenko, who managed daily operations, reportedly used these routes to supply telecommunications equipment worth $1.48 million to Russia.
The exported goods allegedly benefited Russian government entities, including the Federal Security Service (FSB), and were deployed in the conflict against Ukraine. Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod condemned Eleview’s tactics, noting the company’s extensive efforts to bypass U.S. regulations.
Image: An illustration depicting global technology export routes, with lines highlighting paths from the United States to Russia through Turkey, Finland, and Kazakhstan, featuring a backdrop of a courtroom gavel and national security icons.