North Carolina Company Owner Pleads Guilty for Trying to Sell Dual-Use Technology to China

The defendant tried to ship accelerometers, which can be used in military and aerospace applications.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington on Jan. 9, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A North Carolina businessman pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 28 to attempting to export electronic devices with military applications to China without a U.S. government license, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

David C. Bohmerwald, 63, owner of Raleigh-based electronic resales business Components Cooper Inc., was formally charged in October last year. He now faces up to 20 years in prison for violating the U.S. Export Control Reform Act (ECRA).