Natalya Ivanovna Mazulina, also known as Natasha Mazulina, was also ordered to forfeit $77,000 in criminal proceeds.
Mazulina, 43, of Federal Way, Washington, worked as the western regional manager for Delex Air Cargo LLC, a freight forwarding company headquartered in Jamaica, New York. The company operated through John F. Kennedy International Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Mazulina was arrested in December 2024 after a federal grand jury returned a 12-count indictment against her. She later pleaded guilty in October 2025 to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act.
Prosecutors say controlled shipments were routed to Russia
Federal prosecutors said Mazulina worked with Russian freight forwarding companies and others between at least December 2022 and December 2024 to move controlled goods from the United States to Russia.
Instead of shipping the products directly to Russia, investigators said the goods were routed through third-party countries in an attempt to avoid U.S. export restrictions.
The shipments included industrial oil and gas equipment that was subject to U.S. export controls.
According to court documents, Mazulina also submitted or caused others to submit false export paperwork to the U.S. government that left out Russia as the final destination of the shipments.
Investigators pointed to a June 2023 communication in which Mazulina allegedly explained that customers were making payments through bank accounts in third-party countries because “Most of [her] clients [were] currently sanctioned with USA.”
Officials say scheme helped support Russian industry
U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. said Mazulina put profits ahead of U.S. national security by helping move industrial equipment into Russia.
“The Russian oil and gas industry is the lifeblood that fuels the Russian war machine,” Nocella said. “This defendant put her own profits above the national security of the United States by conspiring to illegally export industrial oil and gas equipment to Russia.”
Nocella said federal prosecutors will continue targeting individuals and companies that attempt to bypass U.S. export control laws.
FBI Assistant Director in Charge James C. Barnacle Jr. also said Mazulina’s actions helped strengthen Russian capabilities while putting U.S. security at risk.
“Natalya Mazulina bolstered Russia’s military capabilities and jeopardized our country’s security by violating U.S. export regulations,” Barnacle said.
Mazulina originally faced multiple federal charges
Mazulina’s December 2024 indictment included charges of conspiracy to export controlled goods to Russia without a license, conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit money laundering, exporting controlled goods without a license, filing false export documents and smuggling goods in violation of U.S. law.
The case ultimately ended with Mazulina pleading guilty to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act.
The investigation was coordinated through the Justice Department’s Task Force KleptoCapture, which was created to enforce sanctions, export restrictions and other economic measures imposed following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Skurnik prosecuted the case through the U.S. Attorney’s Office National Security and Cybercrime Section.
The investigation was handled by the FBI’s New York Field Office and the Office of Export Enforcement’s Boston Field Office, with assistance from additional federal agencies and U.S. Attorney’s Offices.