Aventura CEO Pleads Guilty, Faces 10+ Years

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** **** ******, ** ******* *** plea *** **** ***** **** *** both ******* *** ********, ***** ** slated ** ** ********* ***** *** CEO's ********* **** *** **********.

Executive *******

***** *** ****** **** *** ******* through ************ **** *** **********, ** hardly ********** * ******* **** *** Cabasso. ** ******** ** *** ******* charge ** *** **********, * **** and **** ***** ********** *****, ***** carries * ******* ******* ** ** years ** ******. ** * ********* of*** **** *********, ** **** ****** **** ** least ** ***** ** ******.

*** *********** ******* *********** *** ******* the ********** ***** *** ***** ** China-made ******* **** *********, ********* ********* and ***** ***** ****** *** ** US-manufactured ********, ************ ** ******* ********** contractors.

******* ** ******** ***** ***-*** ************ activities *** ******** ******** *****, ********** ************** ********** *** ****** ****** authorizations*** ********* *** ***** ****** ********. The ******** **** ******** ****** *** ******* *** *** five ***** ***** *** ****.

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*** **** ***** **** ** ******** 2019 **** ********** ********** ******* ********, * ******* **********, *** * employees **** "*****, ***** **********, *** illegal *********** ** ********* ************ ** China."

*********, ******* *** ******** ***** ** go ** ***** *** ******* *** charges. ** * **** ****** ***** in *** *****, ******* **** *** prosecutors' ****** ********* "****-*******, ***** *** untenable ************."

***** ******** * ******* ** ****, Cabasso *** ******** ****** ** ******** Hikvision, *****, ***, *** **** **** 20 ** ******** ********* **** *** the ***. *** ********** ******* *** US *** "***************" ***** ************ **** Hikvision *** **** ********* **** ** the *** *****, ****, *** ****. Cabasso ******** *** ********* ***** **** year.

**** *** **** *** *****, ******* described ******* ** *** ******** ******** of ********. ** *** ****** ** himself ** *** "** ***** ***** & ***** ********* *******" ** *** company. ******* ******** ** ******* ** the *******.

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• ** ****** ******** ******* ******* ******** For ************ ******* ********* *** ***** China ********
• ******** ***** ** ******** *********, ***, 20+ ******* ********
• ******** ******** "***** *** ********* ************" of ** **********'* ***********
• ** ********** ** **** ********* *+ Million ***** *** ********* *******

Guilty ****

******* ******* ****** ** ***** *** of **-***** **********, ***** ******* *** **** ********** to ****** **** *** **** ***** relating ** * "*******-**-******" ******.

** ****** ** *** **********, ******* admitted **** ** "********* *** *************" conspired ** ******* *** ** ********** agencies, ********** ***********, *** *******-****** ********* by "******* ******* *********** *** **** in *** ****** ****** *** ******* stating *********** *** **** ** ******** Technologies ***."

Concealing ******* ** ******

********* ** *** **********, ******* ********* with *** ************* ** ******* ***** and ***** ** ******** *** ******* them **** "********" *** "**** ** USA" ******. *** *** **** ** a******** **** ***** *******:

** *** ****** ** *** *************,the ********** *********** *** ******** ****** numerous shipments from PRC sources to Aventura’s Commack headquarters. In some cases, cameras shipped from the PRC were pre-marked **** ********’* **** *** *** ****** “**** ** ***,” *********** ** ** ******** ****. In many instances, the items were later resold to government agencies to whom the defendants falsely represented that the products were American-made. [Emphasis *****.]

*** *** ******* *******:

*** **********, ******* **** ************ ** the ***, **** ************* *****to ******* **** ******. In November 2018, Jack ******* ********* ****** **** ** ******** ** * *** ************ of surveillance equipment (PRC Manufacturer-2), identifying the need to “hide” *** **** ** *** ************-* from Aventura’s customers. [Emphasis *****.]

Cabasso's *********

****** *** ***. **, **** *******, Cabasso ********* * ********* ******** **** his ******** ** ***** ** ********* the ******* *******. *** **** *********, provided ** ****, ** *****:

* *** ***de ***** ***** & ***** ********* ******* ** ******** ************, ***. A company that was located in Commack, New York, here in the Eastern District of New York. Although my wife Frances Cabasso controlled Aventura on paper, I was the person who ** **** ********** *** ******* *** *** *** ******** *****.

**** ******** **** ** ******** ****I *********** ** **** ** ********'* ******* **** **** ** *** ******** ** **** ******* **** ********-**** *** ** **** ***** **** **** ******** **** *****.

*** ******* ** *** ***** ******* buyers ** *** ******* ******, ******** of *** ** *** ******* ***********.

** ******* ** *** ***** * not **** **** ***** *************** ** Aventura ********* ***I ******** ** ********* ** ** ** ** ****.

***** ****************** **** **** ** ***** and **** *****, *** *** ***** in ******** **** ******** ******* *** mail *** *** ********** ********. [******** Added.}

Sentencing *** **********

** ******* *** ******** ********** *** plead ******, ******* ******* ** ********* with *** ********** **** *********** ****** his ****** ****. *** ***** ******* discretion **** *** ***** ********.

***** *** *********, ***** **** ******, the "**********" ********** ***** ***** ** set ** ***-*** ****** (**-**.* *****). The ********** *** ******** *** ***** as ** ****** ** *** *****'* decision-making *******.

*********** ********* **** **** ***** **** no **** **** *** ****** (** years). ******* ****** *** ** ****** unless *** ******** ******* *** ****** (14 *****).

******* ****** ** ******* ****** ********* seized ** *** ********** ** ********** with *** ****, ********* $* ******* in **** ******** *** *******, *** wife, *** ********; *** ******** **** serves ** ********'* ************; *** * 70-foot ************ ***** ***** "*********."

* ******* **** ** ***** ****** from ********'* ******* *** **** *******'* residence **** **** ** *********, ********* a ***** ** ****** *********. ******* from *** **** *****:

Women-Owned ********

**** **** *******, *******'* ****, *******, pleaded ****** ** * ******** ****** in ***** *** *** ******* ** conspiring ** ******* ********* ******** ** a *****-***** ******** **** ********* *** government *********.

***** ******* ******* *** ****** ** paper ** * **% ***** ** Aventura, *** *********, ***, *** *******-**** employee, **** ******* *** ******** ** was *** "** ***** *****" *** CEO ** *** *******. ******* ******* was ********* ** **** * $*.* million ****** **** ** **** ******'* North ***** ***** *** ******'* **** deals. *** ********* ****** *** ****** sentence ** * ******* ** * years.

Aventura ****

** ******* *********** ******* ** *** plea ****, ******* ****** ** **** down ******** *** ********* ** ************ the *******'* ****** ****. ** **** agreed ** ********* *** ********** ******* by *** *******, ********* ** * US ********'* ****** ************.

** ****** ** "***** ****** *** government" **:

Other **********

***** ********** *** **** ******* ****** in *** **** ******* ****** ******** executives ******** ******, ********* ******* *******, and ****** *******; ******** ***** ******; and ******* ******** **** ********.

******** ****** ** * ******* *********** manager *** ******** **** *** **** to **** **** *** *** ******** at ********* *** **** ******** **** until ******* *** **** ****** *******, according ** *** ******** *******, ***** has ***** **** ***** ****.

** ********** **** **** ********* ***.

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* ********** ******* *** ******* **** likely ** **** ******** ** *** next ****. *** **** **** ** determined ** ***********, ********* ********** *********, and *** *****. ******** *** ********** in *******'* **** ********* *** ***, Aventura **** ***** ** ** ** business.

******** ** *** ********* ******** ** a "****** ****" ** * ******* jail ********* *** ****** ** ******** 2019, ******* *** **** ** **** since ******* ****. ******* ******* *** been ** **** ***** ******** ****.