An Estonian citizen has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to procuring electronics for the Russian military, according to a verified statement from the authorities.
The individual, identified by sources as Andrei Shevlyakov, entered the guilty plea on Thursday, it was reported.
The plea was entered in a Brooklyn federal court, according to one source; another source stated only that it was a U.S. court without specifying the city.
40 years
The maximum prison sentence Shevlyakov faces.
The procurement operation lasted for nearly a decade, according to reports, and involved the acquisition of sensitive electronics for the Russian military.