RCMP investigating ‘networks’ connected to man charged with violating Russia sanctions

The RCMP say there are ongoing investigations into the networks connected to a Russian national who was charged with illegally exporting goods to Russia. Anton Trofimov, who lives in Toronto, was arrested on May 5 and charged with one count of exporting a restricted good to Russia and one count of exporting a good to Russia for the purpose of manufacturing weapons, according to documents filed in the Ontario Court of Justice. The charges fall under the federal Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations introduced in 2014 that were amended to add more punishing sanctions at the start of the full-scale…