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North Carolina Company Owner Pleads Guilty for Trying to Sell Dual-Use Technology to China

3 March 2025 1:20 AM
BCI 24 News Network

A North Carolina businessman pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 28 to attempting to export electronic devices with military applications to China without a U.S. government license, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
David C. Bohmerwald, 63, owner of Raleigh-based electronic resales business Components Cooper Inc., was formally charged in October last year. He now faces up to 20 years in prison for violating the U.S. Export Control Reform Act (ECRA).
“The disruption of this scheme to illegally export sensitive technology means that accelerometers and other items will not be used by unauthorized individuals or for adversarial purposes,” said Cardell Morant, a special agent in charge who supervises Homeland Security Investigations within the Department of Homeland Security, in the Carolinas….