And they did violate US laws in the US.
An export regulation, one normally punished by a fine.
Ah well, maybe they will get deported when they get released from prison, just like their wives.
There is an interesting register of export violaters, and quite a few are foreign nationals, and quite a few are also ... obscure ... like arguing that a Pentium processor constitutes a nuclear proliferation asset. Over the past three years, only one violation has ressulted in the seizure of all business assets and business records. As I pointed out to Vint some months ago, if the same standards were applied to Worldcom's Bernie the Bandit, Vint could have been in the pokey too, and even his Worldcom pencil sharpener would have a DOJ do not remove under penalty of law seal on it. Eric