DOWNTOWN — At the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, an eight-count indictment was unsealed charging Maxim Larin for his involvement in a scheme to illegally export weapons parts and accessories from the United States to other countries, including Kazakhstan, which serve as transshipment points for materials destined for Russia.

The indictment charges Larin with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, conspiracy to violate the Arms Export Control Act, attempted violation of the Arms Export Control Act, smuggling goods from the United States and submission of false export information.

Larin was arrested this morning in Plantation, Florida, and made his initial appearance in federal court in Miami. He will be arraigned in the Eastern Dist

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