Exclusive | How all-American ex-cop turned into Russian spy before outrageous plot hoodwinked the US Secret Service
An all-American ex-cop and pro baseball player allegedly helped hide the Russian ownership of a tech firm to avoid sweeping U.S.sanctions – while it secured more than $2 million in sensitive U.S.
federal government contracts, according to court documents.Lee Reiber, 55, was arrested in Idaho last Sunday after federal prosecutors accused him of helping conceal the Russian ownership and development of Oxygen Forensics, a Virginia-based company that sold forensics software to the Secret Service and other federal agencies.The U.S.Secret Service confirmed to the California Post that they previously used Oxygen Forensics software but ”immediately discontinued” use in February after security risks were identified by the agency.
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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story Reiber, who followed his LAPD officer father into law enforcement, allegedly became the trusted American face of the company as its Russian owners disappeared from public corporate filings following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the Justice Department.Now, former Oxygen employee-turned-whistleblower Max Weissberg has told The Post how the ex-cop allegedly operated inside a company controlled behind the scenes by Russian nationals – and the chilling series of events that ultimately convinced him something was deeply wrong.Federal prosecutors allege Reiber falsely represented to government agencies that Oxygen had no foreign ownership or control and that its software was developed in the US.In reality, the Justice Department says five Russian nationals owned and controlled Oxygen through a Cyprus-based holding company, while its software was developed by a team in Russia.One of those alleged owners, Russian national Oleg Sergeyevich Davydov, 52, was charged alongside Reiber and arrested a...