Russian Nuclear Energy Official Sentenced For Conspiracy

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) -- Authorities say a Russian nuclear energy official living in Maryland has been sentenced to four years in federal prison on money laundering charges.

Fifty-six-year-old Vadim Mikerin of Chevy Chase was sentenced Tuesday for conspiracy to commit money laundering. He was also ordered to forfeit more than $2.1 million.

Prosecutors say that between 2004 and 2014, U.S. conspirators agreed to make corrupt payments to Mikerin to secure advantages for U.S. firms doing business with a state-owned company that was Russia's sole exporter of uranium to nuclear power companies worldwide.

The money went to offshore shell company bank accounts in Cyprus, Latvia and Switzerland.

Prosecutors say two other men, Daren Condrey of Glenwood, Maryland, and Boris Rubizhevsky of Closter, New Jersey, are awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to conspiracy charges.

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