Quadrant Magnetics Executives Plead Guilty to ITAR Violations for Transmitting Controlled Technical Data to China

Volkov – Heightened federal scrutiny of unauthorized technology transfers to foreign entities has once again resulted in high-profile criminal convictions, as two senior executives of Quadrant Magnetics, a Kentucky-based manufacturer specializing in rare earth magnetics, have pleaded guilty in federal district court to charges stemming from the unlawful transmission of ITAR-controlled technical data to an affiliate in China.