| KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Retired University of Tennessee Professor J. Reece Roth was convicted Wednesday of illegally exporting military technology to China. SAVE MONEY ON TRAVEL DEALS The U.S. District Court jury returned its verdict following a seven-day trial in Knoxville. Roth was found to have illegally exported technical information relating to plasma technology designed to be deployed on the wings of drones operating as a weapons or surveillance system. Roth conspired with Atmospheric Glow Technology Inc., a Knoxville, Tenn., technology company, in 2005 and 2006 to transfer 15 "defense articles" to a citizen of the People's Republic of China in violation of the Arms Export Control Act. In addition to the conspiracy count, he was convicted of 15 counts of violating the Arms Export Control Act and one count of wire fraud. He is to be sentenced Jan. 7, 2009. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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