Overview
- U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut imposed a 30‑month prison term and 36 months of supervised release on 58‑year‑old Sanjay Kaushik.
- Kaushik pleaded guilty on Oct. 9, 2025 to conspiring to sell export‑controlled aviation components to Russian end users after his Oct. 17, 2024 arrest in Miami.
- Prosecutors said the conspiracy began in early September 2023 and used false end‑user claims through Kaushik’s Delhi‑based firm to route purchases toward Russia.
- An Attitude and Heading Reference System bought from an Oregon supplier for shipment via India was detained by U.S. authorities before export.
- BIS led the investigation with assistance from HSI and CBP, DOJ prosecuted the case, and prosecutors reported more than $1.7 million in components purchased for a Russian procurement agent.