The U.S. Department of Justice reports a conspiracy related to the sale of military night vision goggles, aviation helmets, and other equipment:
On Sept. 28, 2007, Jerri Stringer pleaded guilty in the Northern District of Florida to several violations in connection with a conspiracy with her son, former U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Leonard Allen Schenk, to steal restricted military night vision goggles, aviation helmets, and other equipment from the Air Force and sell them to overseas buyers. Schenk pleaded guilty on Sept. 20 to a 21-count indictment alleging the sale of stolen military equipment overseas and attempting to hire an undercover agent to kill a potential government witness.
Though this was a case of intentionally exporting restricted items, exporters must be sure that all items being sold overseas are not in violation of restrictions on dual use commodities, software, and technology.