Tagged: DOJ ITAR

Quadrant Magnetics Executives Plead Guilty to ITAR Violations for Transmitting Controlled Technical Data to China

Heightened federal scrutiny of unauthorized technology transfers to foreign entities has once again resulted in high-profile criminal convictions, as two senior executives of Quadrant Magnetics, a Kentucky-based manufacturer specializing in rare earth magnetics, have pleaded guilty in federal district court to charges stemming from the unlawful transmission of ITAR-controlled technical data to an affiliate in China. The case, which underscores the heightened scrutiny of corporate...