US charges CEO over hidden Russian ownership and sentences Iranian national for export breaches

28 September 2026

The US Department of Justice has published details of enforcement action in 2 cases involving Russia and Iran. See our US enforcement pages for more information on enforcement of sanctions breaches.

CEO charged over hidden Russian ownership

The US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California has charged Lee Reiber, CEO of Oxygen Forensics Inc, and Russian national Oleg Davydov with conspiracy to commit wire fraud – press release. Mr Reiber was arrested in Idaho and Mr Davydov at London Heathrow Airport. The US expects to seek his extradition.

Prosecutors allege the defendants agreed to hide the company’s Russian ownership after the US expanded sanctions on Russia in early 2022. Mr Davydov and 4 other Russian nationals owned the digital forensics company through a Cyprus holding company. They were removed from public filings but allegedly kept control of its decisions and bank accounts. The software was allegedly developed in Russia by a related company whose customers reportedly included the FSB.

Oxygen Forensics then won contracts with the Department of War and Department of Homeland Security. The Bureau of Industry and Security is investigating.

Iranian national sentenced for exports to Iran via China

Reza Dindar, an Iranian national, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and a $10,000 fine for shipping US technology to Iran via China – press release. Between 2010 and 2014, Mr Dindar managed a company in China that bought US goods for Iranian companies. In 2011 and 2012, he and others bought parts for 3 military sonar systems in Washington State, falsely claiming they were for China. He pleaded guilty to export and smuggling offences.