MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to smuggling lab equipment to Russian companies in violation of U.S. sanctions. Online court records show 68-year-old Andrew Pogosyan of Madison entered the plea in federal court on Tuesday.
Federal prosecutors charged Pogosyan in June in a four-count indictment with conspiracy to defraud the United States and smuggling goods out of the country.
The information claims Pogosyan worked through his company, Omega Diagnostics LLC, to ship laboratory equipment to Russian companies, including one that performed chemical research for the Russian military…