Info:
Pleaded guilty in May 2004 to two counts of exporting defense articles and munitions items without the necessary licenses and approvals;
Sentenced in July 2004 to a $500,000 fine and five years of probation, and required to institute an export compliance program;
The charges stemmed from two separate undercover investigations that began after U.S. agents working on another matter discovered items manufactured by the company had been shipped to Iran, a prohibited country;
Both undercover investigations revealed that Rotair shipped military items out of the country;
The U.S. State Department had notified Rotair prior to the investigations that it needed to be registered with the State Department and apply for a license before shipping munitions from the United States;
A supplier of helicopter replacement parts;
Wesley Harrington, a Rotair employee and son of Herbert Harrington, pleaded guilty in May 2004 to attempting to impede federal agents in the process of executing a search warrant at Rotair and was sentenced in July 2004 to one year of probation and a $10,000 fine
Also Known As:
Rotair Industries, Inc.;
Rotair
Country:
United States
Address:
964 Crescent Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06607
Phone:
203-576-6545
Website:
www.rotair.com
E-Mail:
sales@Rotair.com
Person of interests:
Wesley Harrington