Hungarian Charged With Conspiracy to Provide Russia With Radio Technology

The man tried to buy U.S.-made radios to send to Russia through ‘illicit global procurement networks that operate in the shadows,’ the DOJ said.

The U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington on June 20, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged a Hungarian national with violating U.S. sanctions against Russia in an alleged plot to export radio communication technology.

Bence Horvath is charged with one count of conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act of 2018. He was arrested at the San Francisco International Airport on Aug. 23, the DOJ said in an Aug. 26 press release.