Andrey Shevlyakov, an Estonian national, was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on August 29, 2025, following his extradition from Estonia to the United States. He faces charges including conspiracy and seventeen other counts related to allegedly helping the Russian government and military obtain U.S.-made electronics and technology.
Shevlyakov was arrested in Estonia based on a provisional arrest warrant issued by the Eastern District of New York and extradited to the U.S. on August 28, 2025.
Joseph Nocella, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; John A. Eisenberg, Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division; Douglas A. Williams, Jr., Special Agent in Charge at FBI Houston; and Trey McClish, Special Agent in Charge at the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security – Office of Export Enforcement’s Dallas Field Office announced Shevlyakov’s extradition.
“As alleged, the defendant supplied the Russian military with sophisticated electronics after misleading U.S. companies,” stated United States Attorney Nocella. “Our Office and our law enforcement partners will continue to use every tool at our disposal to disrupt Russia’s illegal procurement of U.S. technology that threatens our national security and the security of our allies.”
Nocella also thanked both the Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs and Estonia’s Internal Security Service (KAPO) for their assistance in securing Shevlyakov's arrest and extradition.
“We welcome Mr. Shevlyakov to the United States to face justice,” stated Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Houston Field Office Williams. “His illegal acquisition of U.S. semiconductor technology on behalf of the Russian military endangered U.S. national security, which the FBI fights so hard to protect. This case highlights Russia’s willingness to break U.S. laws to modernize its military and weapon systems with U.S. technology. We’re grateful to all our international partners who made Shevlyakov’s capture and extradition possible."
According to court filings, Shevlyakov is accused of running a scheme over several years designed to evade export controls imposed by the United States government. The indictment alleges he procured sensitive technology from American suppliers using shell companies while concealing that these items were intended for end-users in Russia—including defense contractors and government agencies—despite being prohibited from doing so as he had been placed on a restricted entity list by the Department of Commerce.
Authorities allege that through this operation he acquired hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of electronics such as low-noise pre-scalers, synthesizers used for high-frequency communications, analog-to-digital converters used in avionics, missiles, and electronic warfare systems. The indictment states he communicated with Russian defense contractors about these products and traveled between Russia and Estonia delivering them.
On one occasion cited by prosecutors, Finnish customs officials caught him smuggling electronics into Russia hidden among groceries, luggage, and inside a car’s spare tire compartment.
Shevlyakov faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted but remains presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorneys Alexander Mindlin and Gilbert M. Rein from the National Security and Cybercrime Section along with Trial Attorney Christopher Cook from the National Security Division's Counterintelligence and Export Control Section.
