New York man sentenced to 2 years for conspiring to steal GE trade secrets for China By Reuters


© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The General Electric Co. logo is seen on the company’s corporate headquarters building in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Alwyn Scott

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A New York man was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in prison for conspiring to steal General Electric (NYSE:) Co’s trade secrets to benefit China, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement.

Xiaoqing Zheng, 59, of Niskayuna, New York, was convicted of conspiracy to commit economic espionage following a four-week jury trial that ended in March last year, according to the Justice Department.

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*