The DOJ arrested two executives from Oxygen Forensics for allegedly hiding the company’s Russian ownership and misrepresenting that its software was developed in the United States while selling to U.S. agencies. Federal authorities seized the firm’s domains and bank accounts after alleging the scheme evaded sanctions and obscured ties to Russia, including sales to the FSB and other Russian agencies. #OxygenForensics #LeeReiber #OlegSergeyevichDavydov #NCFI #DHS #DOD #FSB
Keypoints
- Two Oxygen Forensics executives were arrested in a U.S. fraud case.
- Prosecutors say the company hid Russian ownership and software origins.
- Oxygen sold forensic tools to U.S. agencies including DHS and DOD.
- Authorities seized the company’s domains, infrastructure, and bank accounts.
- The DOJ says there is no evidence the software contained malicious code.
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