On Monday, the Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) Office of
Export Enforcement (OEE) announced the issuance of an
administrative charging letter against Russian oligarch Roman
Abramovich for the unlicensed export of two U.S.-origin aircraft
from Russia without a license. The charging letter targets two
aircraft owned by Abramovich: a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner registered
as P4-BDL and a Gulfstream G650ER registered as LX-RAY. Both
aircraft are authorized to be seized by the U.S. Government
pursuant to a seizure warrant from the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York.
"Russian oligarchs such as Abramovich will not be permitted
to violate U.S. export regulations without consequence," said
OEE Director John Sonderman. "Those that violate the expansive
export controls imposed on Russia will ultimately find themselves
the target of investigations by OEE Special Agents and our law
enforcement partners. Today, we are bringing a whole of government
effort
