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Chinese spy who stole B-1 bomber, space shuttle secrets is convicted

VANCOUVERITE SANTA ANA, CA-- The full extent of China's economic and military espionage in the U.S. has come to light following the conviction of a former Rockwell and Boeing engineer from Orange County. In his ruling read  in court,  Carney found Chung guilty of conspiracy to commit economic espionage, six counts of economic espionage to benefit a foreign country, one count of acting as an agent of the People's Republic of China and one count of making false statements to the FBI. Each charge of economic espionage carries a maximum possible penalty of 15 years in federal prison and a $500,000 fine. The charge of acting as an agent of a foreign government carries a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. To read the complete article please click here.

Full post as published by The Trade Secrets Vault on August 21, 2009 (boomark / email).