GoKawiilOxygen Forensics execs charged over hidden Russian ownership tied to UK, US police use
US prosecutors arrested Oxygen Forensics' American CEO Lion Reiber and Russian national Vladimir Davydov, alleging the Virginia-based company concealed Russian ownership to win US government contracts, including a five-year deal with the Secret Service awarded in September 2024. British police, including specialist Metropolitan Police units, have also used Oxygen's phone-unlocking software during live investigations, according to public documents. Prosecutors say Reiber falsely told US officials in 2022, 2023 and again in March that the company had no top-level owner and no Russian involvement in building the software.