RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The owner of a North Carolina company pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to trying to sell electronic devices that have military applications to China without having a required U.S. government license, authorities said. David C. Bohmerwald, who was formally charged in October with violating the Export Control Reform Act […]
Bohmerwald, owner of Components Cooper Inc. in Raleigh, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to attempting to export accelerometers with military applications to China without the required U.S. export license. The U.S. company detected the purchase and alerted authorities. Bohmerwald shipped the devices, underreporting their value, and admitted to knowingly violating export restrictions. A government official noted the disruption of the scheme to illegally export sensitive technology.
