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Man charged with stealing trade secrets from Andover firm

By Mark E. Vogler and Jim Patten ANDOVER -- Police have charged an employee of a local job placement agency with stealing client information and giving it to a former co-worker who was fired earlier this year over similar allegations. Timothy Corcoran, a veteran worker at Staffing Group/Andover Personnel, is accused of stealing possible job leads, resumes and other classified information and giving it to Henry Jacobo at Brooks Staffing & Associates -- a North Andover company he helped set up last December before being fired from Staffing Group. Corcoran, 46, of 168 River Road, Andover, was charged with buying, selling or receiving stolen trade secrets, and conspiracy. After his arraignment yesterday in Lawrence District Court, Corcoran was released without bail and ordered to return to court on Sept. 9 for a pretrial hearing.

Full post as published by The Trade Secrets Vault on July 24, 2008 (boomark / email).