NEW YORK, November 1 - RAPSI. Russian citizen Anastasiya Dyatlova, who was arrested in Texas as part of the case of Arc Electronic's illegal export of hi-tech electronics to Russia, has been released on bail, her attorney in Houston Alexei Tarasov told RIA Novosti.
Dyatlova was released on bail by a Brooklyn court on the condition that she stays with her husband's family and remains in the state of Colorado.
Previously, a Houston court decided to keep her in custody, believing that her family ties in the United States were insufficient and that her Russian passport could give her the opportunity to hide from justice.
"All other Russian citizens have remained in custody, as far as I know," Tarasov said.
A federal court in Brooklyn set November 9 as the date for the first hearings in the export case.
Federal prosecutors in New York reported earlier that 11 members of an alleged secret Russian military procurement network have been charged with illegally shipping sophisticated microelectronics to Russia's military and intelligence agencies.
The FBI arrested the alleged ringleader, 46-year-old Alexander Fishenko, and seven others on October 3-4. They also executed search warrants at seven residences and business locations and seized assets from five bank accounts. The Department of Justice believes three other suspects remain at-large and have already returned to Russia.
The charges read that Fishenko had been running an elaborate scheme since 2008 that tricked customs agents into believing that his company - the Houston-based Arc Electronics, Inc. - manufactured and shipped routine products to Russia. Instead, the suspects provided Russia with "controlled, sensitive technologies" that can be used for radar and surveillance and weapons guidance systems, as well as detonation triggers.
The Russian Foreign Ministry previously issued a statement demanding that the U.S. stop applying psychological pressure on the arrested Russian citizens and forcing them to plead guilty.