Lockheed Martin's Past Misconducts

Posted on Monday, October 20 at 16:40 by sthompson
"In 2000, Lockheed Martin was charged with 30 violations of the US Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Lockheed Martin paid a civil penalty of $13 million."

"In 1997, Lockheed Martin exported material to South Korea that can be used in missile delivery/reentry systems. Lockheed did not obtain the export license required for national security and nuclear nonproliferation considerations. The company paid a $45,000 civil penalty."

"In 1995, Lockheed Martin pleaded guilty to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for paying bribes to officials of the Egyptian Government. The company paid a criminal fine of $24.8 million."

From: The US Project on Government Oversight

http://www.pogo.org/p/contracts/ca-030701-contract.html



Note: http://www.pogo.org/p/c...

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  1. Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:54 am
    Well now this explains everything, I can clearly see why our government, Mr.Rock minister of industry, would want to hire this company!!!Their record speaks for itself, you betcha let\'s get on board!



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