The Brief
- A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty to smuggling lab equipment to Russian companies.
- Prosecutors said one such company performed research for the Russian military.
- It violated trade sanctions the U.S. imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine.
MADISON, Wis. – A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty Tuesday to smuggling lab equipment to Russian companies in violation of trade sanctions the United States imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine.
The backstory:
Federal prosecutors charged Andrew Pogosyan, a 68-year-old Russian-born U.S. citizen who lives in Madison, in June in a four-count information with conspiracy to defraud the United States and smuggling goods out of the country.…