From 76702.3557@CompuServe.COM Wed Jun 5 08:00:38 1996 Received: from dub-img-2.compuserve.com (dub-img-2.compuserve.com [198.4.9.2]) by suburbia.net (8.7.4/Proff-950810) with SMTP id IAA00427 for ; Wed, 5 Jun 1996 08:00:24 +1000 Received: by dub-img-2.compuserve.com (8.6.10/5.950515) id SAA21054; Tue, 4 Jun 1996 18:00:15 -0400 Date: 04 Jun 96 17:59:04 EDT From: David Kennedy <76702.3557@CompuServe.COM> To: Best of Security List Subject: Why the US has ITAR Message-ID: <960604215904_76702.3557_CHN58-1@CompuServe.COM> Courtesy of Associated Press via CompuServe's Executive News Service: Illegal Exporters AP US & World 6/3/96 11:12 PM >> NEW YORK (AP) -- Two wholesalers were arrested Monday on >>charges they illegally exported surplus military supplies, >>including gas masks, to the Japanese cult accused in Tokyo's >>1995 fatal gas attack. >> Milton Somberg and his son, Howard -- president and vice >>president Rothco, based in Smithtown -- allegedly made 160 >>illegal shipments between January 1993 and November 1995, said >>U.S. Attorney Zachary Carter. o Crates were mis-labeled: Hand grenades were labeled paperweights, "cattleprods" were stun guns and handcuffs were toys. Other items include tear gas, night vision devices and chemical protective suits. >> Days after the March 20, 1995 subway attack in Tokyo killed >>12 people and injured 5,500 others, investigators learned that >>the Aum Shinri Kyo cult had ordered 400 Israeli-made gas masks >>from Rothco, Carter said. o US Customs intercepted the shipment. o The investigation continues. >> Milton Somberg, 72, and his son Howard, 44, were charged >>with violating export regulations for both the State Department >>and Commerce Department. Each count carries a potential 10-year >>prison term; the State Department rules also carry a possible >>$1 million fine. o Rothco had US$36M in sales last year. Dave Kennedy [CISSP] Information Security Analyst, National Computer Security Assoc.