In the US, convicted a Russian game developer for purchasing instructions for the F-16
Russian citizen Oleg Tishchenko was sentenced to 12 months today. Tishchenko received a sentence for purchasing the F-16 fighter flight manual: he purchased it on eBay, and used the services of an acquaintance from the aviation forum to get the documents.
According to court documents, Tishchenko was charged with five counts; he partially pleaded guilty to two of them. The verdict states that the defendant had no previous criminal record either in Russia or in the United States.
Tishchenko deported from the US
The Russian developer was sentenced to a shorter term than the one he spent in an American prison - he spent there 12 months and 4 days, and sentenced him to 12 months and one day of imprisonment. Initially, he faced up to 10 years in prison. Also Tishchenko could award a large fine, but in the end he was freed from him. Within days, the Russian is obliged to leave the United States.
Tishchenko acknowledged partial guilt on items that concern “illegal export weapons and ammunition from the United States. "
The case file says that 22 June 2011, Oleg Tishchenko, in the course of communication with the participants of the forum of amateur air combat simulators, asked them to contribute to the delivery of flight instructions for F-16 fighters: he could not get them transfer of papers to foreign buyers.
The Russian created the flight simulator
Tishchenko at that time worked in the company Eagle Dynamics. Documents he needed to create an aircraft simulator.
Having learned about the interest of Russians in the papers, the US Department of Homeland Security opened an investigation. One of the agents pretended to be a member of the forum, who had access to flight instructions. Tishchenko showed interest in 26 vehicle designs, including F-16C, A-10, F-35 and F-22.
The USAB says that Oleg Tishchenko knew that he was committing a criminal offense. The accusation was brought against the Russian citizen in absentia in June 2016 of the year, however, the arrest occurred only about a year ago, as a result of Georgia's satisfaction of the US request for extradition of Tishchenko.
In turn, the Russian authorities believe that the Tishchenko case has all the signs of provocation by the US special services.
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