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Kansas businessman admits illegally exporting sensitive aviation tech to Russia
FortuneDouglas Edward Robertson pled guilty to charges after being accused of smuggling, money laundering, violating U.S. export regulations, submitting false or misleading information to export regulators and conspiring to commit crimes against the U.S.