Florida Man Convicted of Smuggling $900K in Aircraft Parts to Russia

Former Aeroflot employee faces sentencing in November after illegally exporting aviation tech.

Meg Godlewski

Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET

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An Aeroflot Boeing 737-800 [Credit: AirlineGeeks/William Derrickson]

Key Takeaways:

A Russian national and Florida resident, Alexander Mamonov, was convicted on all 12 counts for illegally exporting nearly $1 million in aircraft parts from the U.S. to Russia.
Mamonov, a former Aeroflot employee, conspired to circumvent U.S. export restrictions imposed after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine by misleading American suppliers about the parts' final destination.
The conviction emphasizes the U.S. government's commitment to enforcing export-control laws and sanctions against those attempting to provide U.S.-origin goods to adversaries.

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A 62-year-old Florida resident and Russian national accused of illegally exporting aircraft parts from the U.S. to his home country has been convicted on all counts.

According to a media release from the FBI, Alexander Mamonov was convicted August 27 following a jury trial related to a scheme to illegally export aircraft parts from the U.S. to supply PJSC Aeroflot, the state-owned Russian airline.