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Milan Dimitrov, a Bulgarian citizen extradited by Greece to the United States, has appeared in Federal Court for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio on charges that he and his accomplices organized the illegal export of microelectronic components made in the United States to Russia, the US Department of Justice reports.
According to court documents, Dimitrov, 50, allegedly conspired with Russian citizen Ilias Sabirov, 52, and Bulgarian citizen Dimitar Dimitrov, 74, to violate the United States ' International Emergency Economic Powers Act / IEEPA and the Export Control Reform Act. Control Reform Act / ECRA) by organizing a company in Bulgaria to purchase radiation-resistant chips from the United States and illegally export these components to Russia without the necessary permission of the US authorities.
The indictment alleges that at least between May 2014 and May 2018, the defendants used the Bulgarian company Multi Technology Integration Group EEOD (MTIG) to obtain export-controlled goods from the United States and ship them to Russia without the required licenses for such activities.
The US Attorney's office claims that Sabirov is the head of two Russian companies — Cosmos Complect and Sovtest Comp LLC - and controls MTIG. Both Dimitar and Milan Dimitrov allegedly worked for Sabirov at Cosmos Complete and MTIG.
The prosecution believes that in 2014, the defendants met with a supplier of radiation-resistant circuits in Austin, Texas, and were informed that radiation-resistant circuits could not be exported to Russia due to US trade restrictions. Sabirov then set up MTIG in Bulgaria to purchase such electronic circuits, since no license was required for shipments to Bulgaria.
Due to their radiation-resistant properties, such chips could be operated in outer space, and that is why they were banned for export to the Russian Federation. The parts were sent to Bulgaria in 2015, and soon after MTIG forwarded them to Sabirov's companies in Russia.
The total supply of microchips amounted to more than one million dollars, according to the US Department of Justice.
In addition, during the same period, MTIG — allegedly on Sabirov's instructions-ordered other electronic components made by another American company, worth more than $ 1.7 million. These parts were purchased by MTIG to fulfill part of the contract with Sovtest Comp LLC. This delivery is also said to have been made to Russia via Bulgaria.
The US Attorney's office also says that Milan Dimitrov gave false testimony about the use of microchips during an inspection conducted by the export control structure of the US Department of Commerce in 2018.
Milan Dimitrov is charged with two counts of violating IEEPA, one count of money laundering, and one count of making false statements to the Department of Commerce in violation of ECRA. Each charge carries up to 20 years in prison.
Sabirov and Dimitar Dimitrov, according to the US Department of Justice, are fugitives from justice. In December 2020, each of them was charged with two counts of violating IEEPA and one count of money laundering.
According to court documents, Dimitrov, 50, allegedly conspired with Russian citizen Ilias Sabirov, 52, and Bulgarian citizen Dimitar Dimitrov, 74, to violate the United States ' International Emergency Economic Powers Act / IEEPA and the Export Control Reform Act. Control Reform Act / ECRA) by organizing a company in Bulgaria to purchase radiation-resistant chips from the United States and illegally export these components to Russia without the necessary permission of the US authorities.
The indictment alleges that at least between May 2014 and May 2018, the defendants used the Bulgarian company Multi Technology Integration Group EEOD (MTIG) to obtain export-controlled goods from the United States and ship them to Russia without the required licenses for such activities.
The US Attorney's office claims that Sabirov is the head of two Russian companies — Cosmos Complect and Sovtest Comp LLC - and controls MTIG. Both Dimitar and Milan Dimitrov allegedly worked for Sabirov at Cosmos Complete and MTIG.
The prosecution believes that in 2014, the defendants met with a supplier of radiation-resistant circuits in Austin, Texas, and were informed that radiation-resistant circuits could not be exported to Russia due to US trade restrictions. Sabirov then set up MTIG in Bulgaria to purchase such electronic circuits, since no license was required for shipments to Bulgaria.
Due to their radiation-resistant properties, such chips could be operated in outer space, and that is why they were banned for export to the Russian Federation. The parts were sent to Bulgaria in 2015, and soon after MTIG forwarded them to Sabirov's companies in Russia.
The total supply of microchips amounted to more than one million dollars, according to the US Department of Justice.
In addition, during the same period, MTIG — allegedly on Sabirov's instructions-ordered other electronic components made by another American company, worth more than $ 1.7 million. These parts were purchased by MTIG to fulfill part of the contract with Sovtest Comp LLC. This delivery is also said to have been made to Russia via Bulgaria.
The US Attorney's office also says that Milan Dimitrov gave false testimony about the use of microchips during an inspection conducted by the export control structure of the US Department of Commerce in 2018.
Milan Dimitrov is charged with two counts of violating IEEPA, one count of money laundering, and one count of making false statements to the Department of Commerce in violation of ECRA. Each charge carries up to 20 years in prison.
Sabirov and Dimitar Dimitrov, according to the US Department of Justice, are fugitives from justice. In December 2020, each of them was charged with two counts of violating IEEPA and one count of money laundering.
