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Oxygen Forensics controversies

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  1. 2026

    Oxygen Forensics CEO and Russian national charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud over concealed Russian ownership

    Lawsuit filed

    The U.S. Justice Department charged Lee Reiber, CEO of Virginia-based digital forensics firm Oxygen Forensics, and Russian national Oleg Davydov with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, alleging they concealed the company's Russian ownership from the U.S. government for years. Prosecutors allege Davydov and four other Russian nationals secretly owned and controlled Oxygen Forensics through a holding company in Cyprus, and that Reiber signed government paperwork in December 2022 and October 2023 falsely stating the company was independent, which helped it secure a five-year, $12 million contract with a Secret Service training unit in 2024. The company's customers reportedly included the U.S. Secret Service, Homeland Security Investigations and the Department of War. Reiber was arrested Sunday in Boise, Idaho, and Davydov was arrested the same day at London's Heathrow Airport. Investigators also seized Oxygen's corporate bank accounts and roughly 57 of its web domains under a warrant issued Sept. 19, and the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security is investigating the case. The U.S. Attorney's office noted all defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

    Company response

    • Denial — Oxygen Forensics

      Oxygen Forensics denied those claims and sued Weissberg for defamation in August in federal court in Virginia, calling the video part of a retaliatory campaign.

    Source excerpt

    • Lee Reiber, 55, chief executive of Oxygen Forensics, was arrested Sunday in Boise, Idaho, where he lives, and released on bond.
    • Investigators seized Oxygen's corporate bank accounts and roughly 57 of its web domains last week under a warrant issued Sept. 19.
    • In December 2022 and October 2023, Reiber signed government paperwork falsely stating the company was independent and had no external owner, according to the complaint. That certification helped Oxygen secure a five-year, $12 million contract with a Secret Service training unit in 2024.
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