Interaero Inc. pleaded guilty August 17 to violating the Arms Export Control Act, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said in a statement.

The Westlake Village, California, company admitted to exporting more than 40,000 dollars of military aircraft and missile parts to China between June 2000 and March 2001, without the required State Department export licenses, the statement said.

"Money speaks louder than patriotism in some cases and I am disappointed that that would be the case for this company," Judge John Garrett Penn said.

Interaero is the latest of several companies caught up in an undercover investigation targeting aircraft parts suppliers selling defense articles and military parts over the Internet in violation of US export control laws, the statement said.

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