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  1. January 07, 2016

    Chinese Steel Co. Hit With New DuPont Espionage Claims

    A state-owned Chinese steel company faces renewed claims brought by the federal government that it engaged in economic spying and stole manufacturing trade secrets from DuPont Co. through a California businessman and a former DuPont engineer who have both since been jailed for their crimes.

  2. September 29, 2015

    DuPont Economic Espionage Ringleader's Wife Gets Probation

    The wife of a California businessman convicted of stealing manufacturing secrets from DuPont Co. and selling the information to Chinese-owned companies was sentenced on Tuesday in California federal court to three years' probation and approximately $6 million in restitution to the IRS for her part in the conspiracy.

  3. May 06, 2015

    DuPont Economic Espionage Ringleader's Wife Pleads Guilty

    The wife of a California businessman convicted of stealing manufacturing secrets from DuPont Co. and selling the information to Chinese-owned companies has pled guilty to conspiracy to tamper with evidence, according to documents filed in California federal court Wednesday.

  4. August 26, 2014

    Ex-DuPont Engineer Gets 2.5 Years For Trade Secrets Theft

    A California federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former DuPont Co. engineer to two and a half years in prison and ordered him to pay nearly $750,000 in restitution and forfeitures for conspiring to sell trade secrets on the manufacture of titanium dioxide to Chinese government-owned companies.

  5. August 20, 2014

    Feds Want 3 Years For Ex-DuPont Worker In Trade Secret Plot

    Prosecutors urged a California federal judge on Tuesday to sentence a former DuPont Co. engineer to three years in prison for conspiring to steal proprietary information and sell it to Chinese government-owned companies, days after the engineer himself asked for just home confinement.

  6. August 19, 2014

    Ex-DuPont Engineer Wants No Prison For Trade Secret Plot

    A former DuPont Co. engineer convicted of taking part in a conspiracy to steal the company's proprietary information and sell it to Chinese government-owned companies urged a California federal judge to sentence him to just home confinement — far less than the 15 years his partner in crime got last month.

  7. July 10, 2014

    Calif. Businessman Gets 15 Years For Selling DuPont's Secrets

    The first person convicted of economic espionage by a U.S. jury was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for stealing manufacturing secrets from DuPont Co. and selling the information to Chinese-owned companies, according to reports.

  8. June 27, 2014

    Businessman Blasts Proposed 17 Years For DuPont IP Theft

    California businessman Walter Liew fired back at the government's recommendation that he receive a stiff, 17-year sentence for allegedly trying to sell DuPont Co. trade secrets, saying in California federal court Thursday that prosecutors are on a character-assassination spree against him and that he wants a new trial.

  9. June 18, 2014

    17 Years, $31M Fine Sought In DuPont Trade Secrets Row

    The federal government urged a California district judge on Tuesday to impose a 17-year sentence on a businessman who allegedly tried to sell DuPont Co. trade secrets to Chinese competitors, and to order a $31 million fine against his company, USA Performance Technology Inc.

  10. June 10, 2014

    Cali. Businessman Denied New Trial In Dupont Trade Secrets Case

    A California federal judge on Monday upheld a guilty verdict for a businessman convicted of attempting to steal Dupont Co.'s proprietary method for manufacturing titanium dioxide and sell it to Chinese competitors, dismissing his call for a new trial.

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