North Wales Man Gets 42 Months in Federal Prison for Exporting Unlicensed National Security Goods

He admitted to violating National Security measures because he was "too busy" at work. Now, a North Wales Borough man will have all the time in the world in federal prison.

Timothy Gormley, 52, of the 200 block of South Tenth Street, North Wales Borough, was sentenced Thursday in the U.S. District Court to 42 months in prison on five counts of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Gormley was an employee at Amplifier Research in Franconia Township. Amplifier Research manfactures and supplies microwave amplifiers for domestic and international customers.

Most of the products at Amplifier Research are classified under export control, and require a license for export to places outside of Europe. These amplifiers have applications in military systems such as radar jamming and weapons guidance.

Gormley pleaded guilty on Oct. 17, 2012, according to court records, for violations committed between June  7, 2006 and June 28, 2011.

Gormley altered invoices and shipping documents to conceal the correct classification of amplifiers to be exported, thus shipping them without required licenses, according to court records.

Gormley also listed false license numbers on paperwork for defense shipments. He also lied to his co-workers about the status and existence of export licenses, according to court records.

All in all, 50 unlicensed exports of national security-sensitive items were shipped to China, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Russia and Mexico.

Gormley said he was “too busy” to obtain the licenses and was overwhelmed at work, according to court records.

After release from prison, Gormley will have three years’ probation and he must pay a $1,000 fine, according to the court.