Hungarian Charged With Conspiracy to Provide Russia With Radio Technology

Published on August 27, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged a Hungarian national with violating U.S. sanctions against Russia in an alleged plot to export radio communication technology. Bence Horvath is charged with one count of conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act of 2018. He was arrested at the San Francisco International Airport on Aug. 23, the DOJ said in an Aug. 26 press release. Horvath faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and a $1,000 fine. DOJ officials said he attempted to buy military-grade radios manufactured in the U.S. to send to Russia through “illicit global procurement networks that operate in the shadows.”...

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