kˈʌznɪtsˌɑːv wʌz ɪndˈaɪɾᵻd ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dˈɪstɹɪkt kˈoːɹt fɚðə sˈʌðɚn dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk wˈʌn:zˈiəɹoʊ fˈaɪvsˌiːˈɑːɹ zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ nˈaɪnwˈʌnsˈɪksdˌiːˌeɪbˈiː wˈʌn fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐ ɡˈɪlti plˈiː ænd ɪmˈiːdɪət koʊˈɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən baɪ ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ jˌuːˈɛn əfˈɪʃəl ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ jˈækəvlˌɛv, hˌuː æt ðə tˈaɪm wʌz fˈeɪsɪŋ twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz ɪn dʒˈeɪl ˌɔn ɐ kənspˈɪɹəsi tə kəmˈɪt mˈʌni lˈɔːndɚɹɪŋ tʃˈɑːɹdʒ.
Kuznetsov was indicted in September 2005 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1:05-cr-00916-DAB-1) following a guilty plea and immediate cooperation by the former UN official Alexander Yakovlev, who at the time was facing 20 years in jail on a conspiracy to commit money laundering charge.