Hungarian National Charged with Violating U.S. Export Controls Targeting Russia (opens in new tab)

The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed a criminal complaint against Bence Horvath, a Hungarian national, for allegedly violating U.S. export controls aimed at Russia. Horvath is accused of conspiring to illegally export U.S.-origin radio communications technology to Russian government entities without a required license. The charges include one count of conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA). He was apprehended on August 23 at San Francisco International Airport.