Tennessee Professor Convicted of Export Control Violations Will be Sentenced on July 1st

After numerous delays, the sentencing of convicted University of Tennessee professor Emeritus J. Reece Roth for violating the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 1st at 10 a.m. before U.S. District Judge Tom Varlan in Knoxville, Tennessee.

In a sentencing hearing held on May 13, 2009, Judge Varlan heard testimony from the U.S. Government and defense counsel about the nature of the controlled technical data that was provided to foreign nationals by Professor Roth. During that hearing Judge Varlan said he would decide on a sentence after considering the evidence and hearing from Professor Roth in court.