A 12-count indictment was released in Brooklyn federal court, in which Natalya Ivanovna Mazulina, also known as “Natasha Mazulina,” was charged with her alleged participation in a scheme to circumvent sanctions against Russia, the prosecutor’s office of the Eastern District of New York said.
According to the prosecutor’s office, Mazulina worked as manager of a freight forwarding company at John F. Kennedy Airport and Seattle-Tacoma Airport.
“Evading U.S export regulations presents a danger to our national security, and we will continue to use all of our law enforcement and national security tools make sure these enablers, both individuals and corporations, cannot operate in our district,” said Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
According to the indictment, from December 2022 to December 2024, Mazulina conspired with Russian freight forwarding companies and others to illegally ship sanctioned goods, including industrial oil and gas equipment, from the United States to Russia through intermediary countries.
If convicted, Mazulina faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison on each count.
