Caution:
Artem Aleksandrovich Uss, the son of a former Russian governor and the co-owner of Germany-based company Nord-Deutsche Industrieanlagenbau GmbH (NDA GmbH), is wanted for allegedly using NDA GmbH to purchase millions of dollars worth of sensitive United States technologies for sanctioned Russian end-users that were associated with Russia’s military-industrial complex. This occurred from January 1, 2018, to October 17, 2022, in the United States, Germany, and United Arab Emirates. Additionally, Uss allegedly used NDA GmbH to purchase millions of barrels of oil from entities in Venezuela for Russian and Chinese customers, including a company owned by a Russian oligarch, in violation of United States sanctions.
A federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York, on September 26, 2022, after Uss was charged federally with Conspiracy to Defraud the United States; Conspiracy to Violate IEEPA; Bank Fraud Conspiracy; and Money Laundering Conspiracy.