"Since the time of the indictment in 1999, McDonnell Douglas has worked with the government to develop the facts in this matter," said Larry McCracken, a company spokesman. "This work confirmed that McDonnell Douglas engaged in no wrongdoing and has led to this resolution which involves no criminal charges, dismissal of the indictment and a civil fine based only on McDonnell Douglas' strict liability for the actions of others. As we have stated on numerous occasions, we were the party that discovered the diversion of the machine tools, reported it to the United States government and then had the machine tools moved to an approved location before they were ever installed, operated or misused."