California shipper pays $44,000 fine for export violations
Laurel Industrial of San Jose, Calif., has agreed to pay a $44,000 civil penalty to the U.S. Commerce Department to settle charges that it violated the country’s export control regulations.
The Commerce Department alleged that between March 1999 and February 2000 Laurel knowingly exported three underwater acoustic detection devices to China without the required export licenses. Exports of this equipment is controlled for national security reasons.
The department also charged that Laurel made false or misleading statements in export documents related to the shipments.