Boeing fined $51M over export control violations
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2024-03-04T18:21:00
Aerospace giant Boeing will pay a $51 million civil penalty to the State Department to resolve alleged export control violations related to unauthorized transfers and retransfers of technical data to foreign-person employees and contractors.
Boeing voluntarily disclosed the apparent violations of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the majority of which occurred before 2020, the State Department said Thursday in a press release. The airline manufacturer cooperated with the agency’s investigation.
As part of the settlement, Boeing signed a three-year consent agreement, to be overseen by a special compliance officer. The agreement will also require two external audits of the company’s ITAR compliance program and the implementation of additional compliance measures.
THIS IS MEMBERS-ONLY CONTENT
You are not logged in and do not have access to members-only content.
If you are already a registered user or a member, SIGN IN now.
Related articles
-
PremiumHow lax compliance led three defense companies to give military secrets to U.S. adversaries
There are dozens of ways foreign countries can get their hands on U.S. military secrets, including cyberhacking, espionage, theft, and more. But one increasingly concerning way has been through unintentional disclosures by trusted defense contractors, including Boeing, 3D Systems Corp., and RTX Corp., parent company of Raytheon.
-
News BriefDOJ orders PetroChina unit to pay $14.5M over export control violations
PetroChina International America agreed to pay a fine and forfeiture of $14.5 million to settle charges with the Department of Justice that it violated U.S. export control laws.
-
News BriefDOJ notifies Boeing of DPA breach related to 737 MAX safety
The Department of Justice notified aerospace giant Boeing it breached its 2021 deferred prosecution agreement that required compliance commitments following high-profile crashes of its 737 MAX airplane.
More from Regulatory Enforcement
-
ArticleTeledyne fined $1.5M for supplying obsolete parts to Navy
Teledyne will pay more than $1.5 million to settle allegations it supplied electronic parts to the Navy that deviated from specifications, a violation of the False Claims Act (FCA). But its cooperation with prosecutors earned it a credit, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
-
ArticleTungston rod importer pays $54.4M to settle DOJ tariff fraud allegations
An industrial products distributor has agreed to pay $54.4 million to settle allegations, first made by a whistleblower, that it evaded tariffs and violated the federal False Claims Act.
-
ArticleTariff evasion enforcement: The new FCPA
Companies that import goods into the United States will face heightened enforcement scrutiny for attempted acts of customs fraud, including tariff evasion, under the Trump administration. Thus, chief compliance officers and in-house counsel face a new kind of pressure to ensure they are mitigating risk in this area.