Alexander Fishenko: Authorities

Military Technology Dept: Alexander Fishenko, an immigrant from Kazakhstan, was running a Houston-based company that obtained highly regulated technology and clandestinely exported it to Russia for use by that country's military and intelligence agencies, according to U.S. authorities, according to Montreal Gazette. For the last four years, Fishenko lived with his family in a two-story, four-bedroom home, a stranger to his neighbours, unknown to leaders in Houston's Russian community of more than 100,000 residents and hOUSTON - The man U.S. authorities claim led a plot to funnel cutting-edge military technology to Russia kept a low profile in his suburban Houston neighbourhood and was unknown to leaders in the city's Russian community. Hearings begin Friday for Fishenko and seven others arrested by authorities this week to determine whether bail will be granted. None of the defendants has entered a plea. Their cases are expected to be transferred to New York, where the indictment was filed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.