Will Gunwalker export violations bust criminal investigation wide open?

[Hoopla Phil]

“Did Fast & Furious violate the Arms Export Control Act?” attorney and author David T. Hardy asks on his Of Arms and the Law blog.

Any person who willfully violates these provisions "shall upon conviction be fined for each violation not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both."

Hardy also notes that U.S. Code also includes provisions for “principals” who “induce” or “willfully cause” offenses, so presumably those who did not physically walk guns but nonetheless induced lawbreaking could be in for a world of hurt if caught.
http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/will-gunwalker-export-violations-bust-criminal-investigation-wide-open

The ATF ordered the FFL's to look the other way and make the sales. That looks to me as "induced" under this statute. OH, there is NO exemption to this law for law enforcement.

[bahrbearian]

1. Why did you want it too?

[AzWorker]

2. ITAR violations are serious matters

Seeing as that is the State Dept's turf hopefully SecState Clinton will be looking in these apparant weapon smuggling violations.

[Hoopla Phil]

4. I suspect that it will take a special prosecutor to get any convictions

for the illegal smuggling charges.

[Tejas]

3. DoS Clinton to Eric Holder:

"WTF WERE YOU THINKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"