Russian Governor's Son Escapes House Arrest in Italy While Awaiting Extradition.

Artyom Uss, a Russian entrepreneur accused of smuggling American technologies to Russian arms manufacturers, has escaped from house arrest in Italy 24 hours after a court there approved his extradition to the U.S. Uss, the son of the governor of Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region, was detained at Milan’s Malpensa Airport at Washington’s request on Oct. 17, 2022. He faces a number of charges in the U.S. including sanctions violations and money laundering that could see him sentenced to decades in prison.