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Article: Retired University of Tennessee Professor Convicted of Arms Export Violations
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- September 3, 2008
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2007, +1-202-514-
1888
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On
Wednesday, September 3, 2008, a federal jury convicted retired
University of Tennessee professor Dr. J. Reece Roth, after a seven
day trial, of illegally exporting military technical information
relating to plasma technology designed to be deployed on the wings
of drones operating as a weapons or surveillance systems.
The Arms Export Control Act prohibits the export of defense-
related materials, including the technical data, to a foreign
national or a foreign nation, without the required U.S. government
license. The illegal arms exports by Dr. ...