Washington, Jan 17 (NationPress) A businessman from Delhi has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison in the United States for his involvement in a conspiracy to unlawfully export controlled aviation components from Oregon to Russia, breaching U.S. export control regulations, as stated by the Justice Department.

Sanjay Kaushik, aged 58, received his sentence in Portland, Oregon, which includes three years of supervised release following his prison term for orchestrating a scheme to dispatch sensitive aviation technology to Russian entities without the necessary U.S. government authorizations, according to legal documents.

The sentence was announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, along with the National Security Division of the Justice Department and the Bureau of Industry and Security from the Department of Commerce.

Officials from the U.S. indicated that this case involved willful attempts to bypass export controls designed to safeguard national security.

“Individuals who attempt to evade U.S. export control laws — particularly when it involves technologies with military implications — will face prosecution to the maximum extent allowed by law,” remarked John A. Eisenberg, Assistant Attorney General for National Security.

“This was not merely a mistake; it was a calculated, profit-driven operation involving multiple transactions, significant profits, and collaboration with foreign co-conspirators, which included sanctioned Russian organizations,” stated Scott E. Bradford, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.

Federal prosecutors noted that starting in early September 2023, Kaushik was involved in a conspiracy to illegally acquire aerospace goods and technology for Russian entities.

The items were falsely represented as being for Kaushik and his company based in India, while they were intended for Russian clients, according to allegations.

In a specific instance highlighted by authorities, Kaushik and his associates procured an Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) from a supplier in Oregon.

This AHRS is crucial for providing navigation and flight control data for aircraft and is subject to rigorous U.S. export regulations.

To obtain purchase approval, Kaushik and his collaborators misrepresented that his Indian firm was the end-user and that the system would be utilized in a civilian helicopter.

However, prosecutors claimed that the actual plan was to send the component through India before shipping it to a customer in Russia.

The AHRS was eventually detained before it could exit the United States.

Kaushik was apprehended in Miami, Florida, on October 17, 2024, following the filing of a criminal complaint and the issuance of an arrest warrant. Since his arrest, he has remained in custody.

On October 9, 2025, Kaushik pled guilty to one count of the indictment, acknowledging that he conspired to sell export-controlled aviation components with both civilian and military uses to Russian end-users.