BIS Fines Northrup Grumman $400,000 for Illegal Exports of Navigational Equipment
01/26/08 12:04 AM Filed in: Export
| Enforcement
On January 25, 2008,
the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry &
Security (BIS) announced
that Northrop
Grumman agreed to pay a $400,000 civil penalty
to settle allegations that it committed 131
violations of the Export Administration
Regulations (EAR), both in its own capacity and
as successor to Litton Industries, Inc., which
it acquired in April 2001.
BIS states, "The allegations primarily involved unlicensed exports of specially designed components for navigation equipment and module manufacturing data that were to destinations in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Italy, and the United Kingdom between January 1998 and September 2002." Northrop Grumman made a voluntary self disclosure of these violations and cooperated fully in the investigation per BIS.
BIS states, "The allegations primarily involved unlicensed exports of specially designed components for navigation equipment and module manufacturing data that were to destinations in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Italy, and the United Kingdom between January 1998 and September 2002." Northrop Grumman made a voluntary self disclosure of these violations and cooperated fully in the investigation per BIS.