Freight Forwarding Manager Charged for Role in Scheme to Ship Controlled Goods to Russia
The Western regional manager of a New York-based freight forwarding company was arrested Dec. 10 for her alleged involvement in a scheme to violate U.S. export controls and sanctions on Russia, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced. The manager, Natalya Mazulina, faces 12 counts of various export-related crimes.
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Federal prosecutors alleged that from at least December 2022 to December 2024, Mazulina conspired with Russian freight forwarding firms and others to ship controlled items, including oil and gas equipment, from the U.S. to Russia through intermediary nations. Mazulina allegedly told colleagues that payments were being routed through bank accounts in third countries because most of her clients were "currently sanctioned with USA."
Mazulina allegedly tried to hide the scheme by "submitting and causing the submission of false export documents to the U.S. government," the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
The manager faces charges of conspiracy to export controlled goods to Russia without a license, conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to commit money laundering, exporting controlled goods without a license, filing false export documents and smuggling goods.