A South Florida man has been indicted in a scheme to illegally export weapons parts and accessories overseas, including to Kazakhstan, a known transshipment hub for equipment bound for Russia, federal prosecutors said.

Maxim Larin, 43, was arrested Thursday morning in Plantation and made his initial appearance in federal court in Miami, according to the Department of Justice.

He will be arraigned in Brooklyn at a later date.

An eight-count indictment unsealed in the Eastern District of New York charges Larin with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act and the Arms Export Control Act, attempted violation of the Arms Export Control Act, smuggling, and submission of false export information.

Prosecutors said Larin used U.S.-based compa

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