Author: By JAY WEAVER/MIAMI HERALD/TNS

When Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ago, the United States imposed sanctions on Moscow. Despite this, Israeli businessman Gal Haimovich chose to ignore them. His actions led to a legal entanglement with federal authorities in South Florida. In a recent development, Haimovich admitted in a Miami federal court to orchestrating an international scheme that involved shipping aircraft parts and electronic equipment from US manufacturers to sanctioned Russian airline companies. This illicit operation saw Haimovich billing his co-conspirators over $2 million for facilitating the unauthorized shipments from Miami to Moscow. The 42-year-old businessman pleaded guilty to charges of export…