ITT Pleads Guilty for Revealing Military Secrets
ITT has agreed to pay $100 million as a penalty for sharing classified military information overseas and will admit guilty to violating the 1976 Arms Export Control Act. ITT has been sharing with subcontractors overseas including China specifications of sophisticated military technology such as the sensitive night vision systems. The U.S. attorney in Virginia’s Western District, John Brownlee has made it clear in a statement that “when technology is illegally exported overseas, that jeopardizes the tactical advantage and jeopardizes the safety of the fighting force.” He hopes that this legal action against ITT will send a message to the rest of the industry.
Sources:
Kouri, J. (2007, March, 28). ITT corporation guilty of illegal sales to China. Retrieved March 28, 2007 from The Conservative Voice, News & Commentary Web site: http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/23867.html
Perez, E., Karp, J, (2007). U.S. to probe outsourcing after ITT case. The Wall Street Journal, CCXLIC(72), A3.