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Two US citizens were involved in a sophisticated network of criminal activities to smuggle military equipment from the US into Russia, according to US investigators. It is encouraging that our government was able to stop such illegal activities before they caused too much harm to the people who were affected, even though it is clear that these attempts aim to bolster President Putin’s forces in advance of any potential incursions in Ukraine and elsewhere, despite the sanctions imposed by different countries.
Five Russian citizens and two Americans were charged in a Brooklyn court on Monday, December 12. Both Vadim Yermolenko of New Jersey and Alexey Brayman of New Hampshire were prosecuted for their crimes. As those in charge admitted their misdeeds on a global scale, justice was served.
The home at 30 Ellie Drive is the picture of American suburbia.
Federal documents tell a different tale inside.
This is the story of a Russian smuggling ring that allegedly funneled “military-grade” equipment through a quaint New Hampshire town.🧵 https://t.co/V6ywv3g1Zi
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) December 13, 2022
