A Chinese American man, Gong Chenguang, was sentenced on Nov. 17 to 46 months in prison for stealing U.S. military trade secrets for the benefit of the Chinese communist regime.
Gong had worked at a Los Angeles-area research and development company where he transferred more than 3,600 files to personal storage devices.
They included technologies developed for the U.S. government to detect nuclear missile launches, track ballistic and hypersonic missiles, enable U.S. fighter planes to detect and evade heat-seeking missiles, and provide so-called next-generation sensors for use in space.
According to the Justice Department (DOJ), many files were marked “proprietary information” or “export controlled.” The estimated economic loss from this activity exceeds $3.5 million, according to Gong’s plea agreement….
Chinese American Sentenced for Stealing US Missile-Detection Tech for China
