Oregon — A man from Delhi, India, was sentenced to federal prison today for conspiring with others to unlawfully export controlled U.S. aviation components and a navigation and flight control system to end users in Russia, federal prosecutors announced.
Sanjay Kaushik, 58, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison followed by 36 months of supervised release for violating the Export Control Reform Act.
“This was no lapse in judgment. It was a calculated, profit-driven scheme involving repeated transactions, substantial gains, and coordination with foreign co-conspirators, including sanctioned Russian entities,” said U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Scott E. Bradford. “This defendant sought, on multiple occasions, to undermine safeguards critical to U.S. national security and foreign policy for his own personal gain.”
According to court documents, beginning in early September 2023, Kaushik conspired with others to illegally obtain aerospace goods and technology from the United States for entities in Russia. The items were purchased under the false pretense that they would be supplied to Kaushik and his Indian company, when in fact they were intended for Russian end users.
In one instance, Kaushik and his co-conspirators purchased an Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) from an Oregon-based supplier. The AHRS provides navigation and flight control data for aircraft and requires a license from the U.S. Department of Commerce to be exported to certain countries, including Russia.
To obtain an export license, Kaushik and his co-conspirators falsely claimed that the Indian company was the end user and that the component would be used in a civilian helicopter. Authorities said the AHRS was ultimately detained before it could be exported from the United States. Investigators determined it was intended to be shipped through India to a customer in Russia.
Kaushik was arrested in Miami, Florida, on October 17, 2024, pursuant to a criminal complaint and arrest warrant, and has remained in federal custody since his arrest.
On November 20, 2024, a federal grand jury in Portland returned a three-count indictment charging Kaushik with conspiracy and attempted export of controlled products in violation of the Export Control Reform Act and Export Administration Regulations, as well as making false statements in connection with an export.
On October 9, 2025, Kaushik pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to sell export-controlled aviation components with dual civilian and military applications to end users in Russia.
The case was announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security. The investigation was led by BIS Portland with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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