Northrop Grumman fined $400,000 for illegal exports

Northrop Grumman fined $400,000 for illegal exports The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security said Northrop Grumman Corp. in Los Angeles has agreed to pay a $400,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that it committed 131 violations of the Export Administration Regulations, both in its own capacity and as successor to Litton Industries, which the company took over in April 2001.
   “This settlement is a reminder that comprehensive export control compliance is vital and obligatory,” said Mario Mancuso, the Commerce Department’s undersecretary for industry and security, in a statement.
   The allegations mostly involve 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 from January 1998 to September 2002.
   Northrop Grumman voluntarily self-disclosed the violations and cooperated with the investigation. The Commerce Department said it considers voluntary self-disclosures to be “a significant mitigating factor when negotiating settlements of administrative cases.”