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Oxygen Forensics ownership fraud charges

Overview

Federal prosecutors have charged Lee Reiber, the 52-year-old CEO of the Alexandria, Virginia-based digital forensics company Oxygen Forensics, and Russian national Oleg Sergeyevich Davydov with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Authorities allege the pair engaged in a scheme to conceal the company’s Russian origins and ownership to secure lucrative United States government contracts, including agreements with the U.S. Secret Service, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense. Prosecutors claim the scheme aimed to use Reiber as a figurehead to elude detection while integrating advanced decryption and data extraction software—designed and controlled by the Russian government—into sensitive security devices used by U.S. agencies. Through this alleged deception, the firm reportedly secured over $2 million in federal contracts.

While Reiber claimed the company had no Russian ownership, investigators allege that Davydov and four other Russian nationals actually owned the firm through a holding company in Cyprus. The company’s software had previously been sold to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian Investigative Committee, and the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. Reiber was reportedly installed as CEO following U.S. sanctions on Russia in 2022.

Following the charges, Reiber was arrested in Idaho. Davydov was detained at London’s Heathrow Airport, and the United States is seeking his extradition. The U.S. Secret Service confirmed it previously utilized the company’s software but “immediately discontinued” its use in February after identifying security risks. Other individuals, including Oleg Fedorov and Galina Rabotenko, reportedly remain at large.

Entities

Oxygen Forensics · Lee Reiber · Department of Justice · U.S. Secret Service · Oleg Sergeyevich Davydov

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  • "Oxygen Forensics secured contracts with the U.S. Secret Service, including a five-year agreement signed in September 2024." cybernoz.com · www.shqipmedia.com · internewscast.com · newrepublic.com

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    "The U.S. Secret Service discontinued use of Oxygen Forensics software in February after identifying security risks." offthepress.com · nypost.com

    One claim states the U.S. Secret Service signed a five-year agreement in September 2024, while the other states they discontinued use of the software in February.

Timeline

  1. about 7 hours ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 4 sources
    Oxygen Forensics CEO Lee Reiber arrested in alleged Russian infiltration scheme

    Oxygen Forensics CEO Lee Reiber was arrested for allegedly concealing Russian ownership to secure $2 million in U.S. government contracts, including deals with the Secret Service.

  2. 3 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Alexandria forensics firm leaders accused of hiding Russian ownership

    Federal prosecutors have accused leaders of an Alexandria-based computer forensics firm of hiding Russian ownership.

  3. 4 days ago

    [CRIME] 10 sources
    Oxygen Forensics CEO charged in alleged Russian ownership concealment scheme

    The DOJ has charged Oxygen Forensics CEO Lee Reiber and Russian national Oleg Davydov for allegedly concealing Russian ownership to secure U.S. government contracts, including with the Secret Service.

Sources

100percentfedup.com · alxnow.com · arlnow.com · cybernoz.com · gazeta.mk · internewscast.com · newrepublic.com · nypost.com · occrp.org · offthepress.com · pulptastic.com · shqipmedia.com · sofx.com · spotonalabama.com · wltreport.com

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