Former Professor Convicted in National-Security Case

In a case that could have implications for universities doing militarily sensitive research, a former professor was convicted last week of violating national-security laws.

After a weeklong trial in U.S. District Court in Knoxville, Tenn., the jury found J. Reece Roth, a retired professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, guilty of conspiracy, fraud, and violations of the Arms Export Control Act. The law prohibits disclosing sensitive

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