Idaho CEO arrested for allegedly hiding company’s Russian ties to win U.S. Gov. contracts

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) — An Idaho tech CEO has been arrested as part of what the New York Post has dubbed a ”Cold War-style plot” to land lucrative U.S. government contracts.

Oxygen Forensics CEO Lee Reiber, 55, of Boise, Idaho, and a Russian national have been charged in federal court with conspiracy to commit wire fraud after allegedly concealing the Russian ownership and development of the company, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Idaho announced today.

Reiber was arrested Sunday, September 20th, by federal agents in Idaho. He made his initial appearance Tuesday, Sept. 22, in U.S. District Court in Boise, where he was released on bond…

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