Feds claim sniper scope displays sold in sanctions-busting move
A Russian national helped smuggle, via shell companies in Hong Kong, more than $1.6 million in microelectronics to Moscow potentially to support its war against Ukraine, it is claimed.
It's worth noting that it's not so much that Uncle Sam knew for sure that the displays would be used in weapons; the government is unhappy that, in its mind, laws were broken to get electronics with potential military uses quietly into Russia at a time when the Kremlin was ordering daily assaults on its neighboring nation.
The network's primary goal was to buy micro-displays manufactured"by a particular American company based in Dutchess County, New York," and smuggle them to Russia, it is claimed. While it isn't named in the legal complaint, Samsung-owned eMagin, which is based in that New York county, is a key manufacturer of OLED microdisplays in America.
"Probably more than obvious at this time, but the company and board have decided it is no longer right for us to sell or ship to Russian customers and risk that our displays will be used in devices that could put US or NATO forces in harm's way, or support Russia's unlawful invasion of Ukraine and its human rights abuse," a company exec said in an email to employees, which was quoted in the prosecution's court filings.
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