OLATHE, Kan. ( KMBC ) -- A Latvian man has admitted he worked with two Kansas businessmen to secretly funnel U.S. aircraft technology to Russia, even after the war in Ukraine brought tougher sanctions.

Oleg Chistyakov, also known as Olegs Čitsjakovs, 56, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to conspiring to dodge U.S. export laws and filing false paperwork to disguise shipments of restricted avionics equipment.

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