Florida Jury Convicts Defendant for Conspiring to Violate U.S. Export Control Laws
A federal court jury in Fort Pierce, Florida last week convicted a defendant of seven counts of conspiring to violate U.S. export control laws.
Mr. Joseph Piquet, who will be sentenced on May 14, 2009, was convicted of attempting to purchase military use electronic components from Northrop Grumman Corporation and to ship the items to
The products that Piquet attempted to export included power amplifiers designed for use by the U.S. military in early warning radar and missile target acquisition systems and low noise amplifiers that have both a commercial and military use.
According to the Justice Department, on five separate occasions spanning from
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