In a previous post on the prosecution of Mark Knapp for his efforts to export a military surplus F-5 fighter jet to Iran, I criticized the apparent defense offered by Knapp’s attorney — that the F-5 could be shot down…
ABOVE: Professor Reece Roth On Wednesday, January 5, the Sixth Circuit dismissed the appeal of Professor J. Reece Roth, a professor emeritus at the University of Tennessee who had been convicted of violating the Arms Export Control Act (“AECA”). The…
Marc Knapp, a 36 year old California man, was arrested on charges that, among other things, he attempted to export a military surplus F-5 fighter jet and other export-controlled defense articles. to Iran. The recently unsealed criminal complaint alleges a…
A recently unsealed criminal complaint filed in federal district court in Seattle provides a wealth of details on the criminal export prosecution of Lian Yang, a software engineer living in Woodinville, Washington. According to the allegations of the complaint, Yang,…
California-based AEM, an electronics manufacturer which produces, among other things, hi-rel fuses used in military and commercial satellites filed a complaint in federal district court on November 12 alleging that a determination by the Directorate of Defense Controls (“DDTC”) that…