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This webpage contains a current list of all known prosecutions of economic espionage and theft of trade secret cases under or related to the Economic Espionage Act since its enactment in 1996. It is created as a fact-based resource for research and analysis. Efforts are ongoing to add new cases, complete entries, update status, and improve its content with publicly available information. Community and crowd participation are encouraged. Visit this 01/25/2016 blog in LinkedIn for the historical background and original creation of FedCases.
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| First Date | Case # | Year | Benefit Nation/Area | Description | Court | Charges | Status | Defendants | Firms | Links |
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First Date | Case # | Year | Benefit Nation/Area | Description | Court | Status | Defendants | Firms | Links | |
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| 2019/11/21 | 19-cr-00980 | 2019 | China | Monsanto Trade Secrets | E.D. Mo. | EEA-1832 | Active | 1. Haitao Xiang, 42 Chesterfield, MO Chinese National, U.S. permanent resident Thousand Talent Program |
DOJ112119 CourtListener Media112119 Media112219 Media112519 Media112519 |
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| 2019/11/07 | 19-mj-30572 | 2019 | Iran | Auto and Aerospace Trade Secrets | E.D. Mich. | 2314, 317, 1546 | Active | 1. Amin Hasanzadeh Iranian National, U.S. Permanent Resident Ypsilanti, MI |
Media110719 Media110819 |
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| 2019/09/16 | 19-cr-00163 | 2019 | China | Nationwide Children’s Hospital Trade Secrets | S.D. Ohio | EEA-1832, 1349, 1343 | Active | 1. Yu Zhou, 49 San Diego, CA 2. Li Chen, 46 |
DOJ091619 Media091619 Media091619 Media091619 Media091719 |
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| 2019/09/05 | 19-mj-00582 | 2019 | Russia | GE Trade Secrets | S.D. Ohio | EEA-1832 | Active | 1. Alexander Yuryevich Korshunov, 57 Russian National 2. Maurizio Paolo Bianchi, 59 |
Indictment082119 Media090419 DOJ090519 Media090519 Media090519 Media090519 Media090619 Media100419 |
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| 2019/08/27 | 19-cr-00377 | 2019 | U.S. | Google/Waymo Trade Secrets | N.D. Cal. | EEA-1832 | Active | 1. Anthony Scott Levandowski, 39 US-French citizen Marin County, CA |
Indictment081519 DOJ082719 Media082719 Media082719 Media082819 Media082919 Media082919
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| 2019/06/14 | 19-cr-10195 | 2019 | Unknown | Analog Devices Trade Secrets | D. Mass. | theft, copying, uploading, downloading, attempted copying, uploading, and downloading of a trade secret; possession and attempted possession of a trade secret; and smuggling. | Active China Initiative Case |
1. Haoyang Yu U.S. citizen Lexington, MA |
1. Tricon MMIC LLC Arlington, MA |
Docket DOJ061419 Media061419 Media061719 Media061919 |
| 2019/05/29 | 19-cr-00061 | 2019 | Unknown | Water Institute Trade Secrets | M.D. La. | EEA-1832, computer fraud and abuse | Dismissed 2019/07/17 |
1. Ehab Meselhe, 53 U.S. citizen New Orleans, LA 2. Kelin Hu, 42 |
Indictment052919 Media060519 Media060519 Media070119 Media070219 Motion071519 Tulane071619 Media071719 Media071719 |
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| 2019/04/23 | 19-cr-00156 | 2019 | China | GE Trade Secrets | N.D.N.Y. | EEA-1831, EEA-1832, 1001 | Active | 1. Xiaoqing Zheng, 56 U.S. citizen Niskayuna, New York 2. Zhaoxi Zhang, 47 |
DOJ042319 Indictment041819 Media042619 |
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| 2019/02/14 | 19-cr-00014 | 2019 | China | Coca-Cola, Eastman Chemical and BPA-free Trade Secrets | E.D. Tenn. | EEA-1832 | Active China Initiative Case |
1. Xiaorong “Shannon” You, 56 U.S. citizen Lansing, Michigan 2. Liu Xiangchen, 61 |
Indictment021219 DOJ021419 Media122319 Media011720 |
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| 2019/01/31 | 19-cr-00056 | 2019 | China | Apple Trade Secrets | N.D. Cal. | EEA-1832 | Active China Initiative Case |
1. Jizhong Chen, Chinese National | Complaint012219 Media013119 Media013119 |
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| 2019/01/16 | 19-cr-00010 | 2019 | China | T-Mobile Trade Secrets | W.D. Wash. | Theft of trade secrets conspiracy; attempted theft of trade secrets; wire fraud; obstruction of justice | Active China Initiative Case |
1. Huawei Device Co. | Indictment011619 DOJ012819 Media012919 |
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| 2018/12/20 | 19-cr-00009 | 2019 | China | Phillips 66 Trade Secrets | N.D. Okla. | EEA-1832 | Active China Initiative Case 1. pleaded guilty, 2 years prison, $150K restitution, 3 years supervised release |
1. Hongjin Tan, 35 Chinese National |
Indictment122018 Indictment122118 Media122118 Media122118 Media111219 Media111319 Media022820
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| 2018/11/01 | 18-cr-00465 | 2018 | Taiwan/China | Micron Trade Secrets | N.D. Cal. | EEA-1831; EEA-1832 | Active | 1. Stephen Zhengkun Chen, 55 Taiwan National 2. Jianting J.T. He, 42 3. Kenny Yungming Wang, 44 |
1. Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. 2. United Microelectronics Corp |
Indictment092718 DOJ110118 Media110118 Media110118 Media110118 |
| 2018/10/29 | 18-cr-00527 | 2018 | Taiwan | Genentech Trade Secrets | N.D. Cal. | EEA-1832; computer fraud and abuse | Active | 1. Xanthe Lam, 66 S. San Francisco, CA 2. Allen Lam, 68 3. James Quach, 58, 4. John Chan, 29 |
Indictment102518 DOJ102918 Media103018 Media103018 |
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| 2018/10/10 | 18-cr-00043 | 2018 | China | GE Trade Secret | S.D. Ohio | EEA-1831; EEA-1832 | Active | 1. Yanjun Xu Chinese National |
Indictment040418 Media101018 Media101018 Media101118 Media102018 Media050819 |
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| 2018/10/10 | 18-cr-00338 | 2018 | Unknown | GE Trade Secrets | N.D.N.Y. | EEA-1832 | Active 2. Pleaded guilty |
1. Jean Patrice Delia 43 Montreal, Canada 2. Miguel Sernas, 40 |
Docket101018 DOJ032219 DOJ051619 Media051619 |
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| 2018/08/03 | 18-cr-00398 | 2018 | China | Ventria Rice Technology Trade Secrets | E.D. Ark. | EEA-1832, 371, 3237 | Active | 1. Liu Xuejun, 49 Tianjin, China Chinese National 2. Sun Yue, 36 |
DOJ080318 Media080318 |
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| 2018/08/01 | 19-cr-00156 | 2019 | China | GE Trade Secret | N.D.N.Y. | EEA-1831; EEA-1832; USC 1001 | Active | 1. Xiaoqing Zheng, 55 U.S. Citizen Niskayuna, NY 2. Zhaoxi Zhang, 47 |
DOJ080118 Media080118 Media080118 Media080218 Media080318 Indictment041819 DOJ042319 |
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| 2018/07/09 | 18-cr-70919 | 2018 | China | Apple Trade Secrets | N.D. Cal. | EEA-1832 | Active | 1. Xiaolang Zhang, 33 San Jose, CA |
Complaint070918 Media071118 DOJ071618 Media071718 |
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| 2018/06/14 | 18-cr-00259 | 2018 | U.S. | Jawbone Trade Secrets | N.D. Cal. | EEA-1832 | Active | 1. Katherine Mogal, 52 San Francisco, CA 2. Ana Rosario, 33 3. Patrick Narron, 41 4. Patricio Romano, 37 5. Rong Zhang, 45 6. Jing Qi Weiden, 39 |
DOJ061418 Docketbird Media061418 |
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| 2018/02/14 | 18-cr-00226 | 2018 | Unknown | Wire Fraud | W.D. Mich. | USC 1343 | Dismissed | 1. Ning Xi Chinese National U.S. resident Okemos, MI |
Docket Media022218 Media022318 Indictment102418 DismissOrder071119 Media072019 Media072519 Media072619 |
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| 2017/12/13 | 17-cr-00795 | 2017 | China | Locomotive Manufacturer Trade Secrets | N.D. Ill. | Trade of Trade Secrets (9 counts) | Active | 1. Xudong Yao, 57 U.S. citizen Chicago, IL FBI Wanted List |
Docket FBI071119 Media071219 Media071619 |
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| 2017/12/06 | 17-cr-00603 | 2017 | China | Applied Materials Trade Secrets | N.D. Cal. | EEA-1832 | Active | 1. Liang Chen, 52 Saratoga, CA 2. Donald Olgado, 54 3. Wei-Yung Hsu, 57 4. Robert Ewald, 60 |
Indictment113017 DOJ120617 Media120617 |
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| 2017/12/05 | 17-cr-50067 | 2017 | U.S. | Walmart Trade Secrets | W.D. Ark. | theft of trade secrets | Closed 1. pleaded guilty |
1. John Stan Harmon 2 years probation; $4,900 fine |
Docket120517 Media060118 Media101018 |
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| 2017/11/27 | 17-cr-00247 | 2017 | China | Moody’s/Siemens/Trimble Trade Secrets | W.D. Pa. | EEA-1832; computer fraud and abuse; wire fraud; identity theft | Active | 1. Yingzhuo Wu Chinese national Guangzhou, China 2. Hao Dong 3. Lei Xia |
Indictment091317 Media112717 |
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| 2017/10/12 | 17-cr-00063 | 2017 | China | Chemours Co Trade Secrets | D. Del. | EEA-1832 | Closed 1. pleaded guilty |
1. Jerry Jindong Xu, 48 Canadian National time served (10 months); deported to Canada |
Indictment090517 DOJ101217 Media101217 DOJ061218 Media061218 Media062718
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| 2017/08/31 | 17-mj-06232 | 2017 | Unknown | Medrobotics Corp Trade Secrets | D. Mass. | EEA-1832; access computer without authorization | Closed 1. case dropped |
1. Dong Liu, 44 Chinese-Canadian Citizen Montreal, Canada |
Media083117 Media083117 Media092117 Media102717 |
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| 2017/07/26 | 17-cr-00444 | 2017 | Unknown | Becton, Dickinson and Company Trade Secrets | D. Utah | EEA-1832 | Closed | 1. Minh Hoang Sandy, UT |
Docket072617 Order110419 |
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| 2017/07/26 | 17-cr-00062 | 2017 | Unknown | Unknown | D. Nev. | EEA-1832 | Active | 1. Peter James Cariani, 57 Sparks, NV |
Docket072617 Motion053019 Motion101019 |
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| 2017/07/19 | 17-cr-00495 | 2017 | China | Dura-Bar Trade Secrets | N.D. Ill. | EEA-1832 | Closed 1. convicted by jury |
1. Robert O’Rourke, 59 Lake Geneva, WI 1 year+1 day prison; $100,000 fine |
Docket110316 DOJ022819 DOJ101019 Media102219 |
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| 2017/05/24 | 17-cr-00110 | 2017 | China | Syntactic Foam Trade Secrets DOJ201801 |
D.D.C. | EEA-1831, EEA-1832, conspiracy to launder monetray instruments, forfeiture | Active 1. convicted by jury on trade secret theft 2. pleaded guilty to trade secret theft 4. pleaded guilty to trade secret theft 5. pleaded guilty to to trade secret theft |
1. Shan Shi, 52 U.S. Citizen Houston, Texas 2. Kui Bo, 40 3. Gang Liu, 31 4. Samuel Abotar Ogoe, 74 5. Uka Kalu Uche, 35 6. Hui Huang, 32 |
7. Taizhou CBM Future New Material Science and Technology Co. Ltd China-based company 8. CMB International, Inc. |
Docket DOJ052317 Media052417 Indictment060817 DOJ042718 Indictment042718 Media042718 Media043018 Media072419 Media072919 |
| 2017/04/05 | 17-cr-00082 | 2017 | U.S. | Lutonix Trade Secret | D. Minn. | EEA-1832 | Closed 1. Pleaded guilty |
1. Christopher Barry, 46 12 months and 1 day prison; $533,842 restitution |
DOJ080817 | |
| 2017/02/28 | 17-cr-00103 | 2017 | Russia | Yahoo Account Theft | N.D. Cal. | EEA-1831, EEA-1832, computer fraud, wire fraud, unauthorized accesss, counterfeit access, identity theft | Active 4. pleaded guilty |
1. Dmitry Aleksandrovich Dokuchaev, 33 Russian National Russia 2. Igor Anatolyevich Sushchin, 43 3. Alexsey Alexseyevich Belan, 29 4. Karim Baratov, 22 |
Indictment022817 DOJ031517 Media031517 Media070717 Media070817 Media071917 Media081817 Media112917 |
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| 2016/11/03 | 16-cr-00198 | 2016 | U.S. | LBI Inc. Trade Secrets | D. Conn. | EEA-1832 | Active 1. Found guilty by jury 2. Acquitted |
1. Jared Dylan Sparks, 35 Ardmore, OK 2. Jay Williams |
Docket110316 DOJ071018 Media071118 Media071218 |
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| 2016/07/19 | 16-cr-00499 | 2016 | Russia | Boeing Satellite Trade Secrets DOJ201801 |
C.D. Cal. | EEA-1832, ITAR, AECA | Closed 1. pleaded guilty |
1. Gregory Allen Justice, 49 U.S. Citizen Culver City, CA 5 years prison |
DOJ070116 Docket070716 DOJ070816 Media082716 Media052217 DOJ082117 Media091817 Media091917 Media092217 |
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| 2016/05/24 | 16-cr-00079 | 2016 | Unknown | Rockwell Trade Secrets | E.D. Wis. | EEA-1832 | Closed 1. found not guilty |
1. Tan Liu, 45 Chinese National Pewaukee, WI |
Docket052416 Media052416 Media052516 Media013018 |
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| 2016/04/14 | 16-cr-00046 | 2016 | China | Nuclear Power Conspiracy against the United States DOJ201801 DOJ201606 |
E.D. Tenn. | alt: Atomic Energy Act | Closed 1. pleaded guilty |
1. Szuhsiung “Allen” Ho, 66 U.S. Citizen Wilmington, DE 2 years prison; 1 year supervised release; $20,000 fine |
China General Nuclear Power Company | See Allen Ho under Profiling Indictment040516 DOJ041416 DOJ083117 Media083117 Media021818 |
| 2016/01/20 | 16-cr-00022 | 2016 | China | GSK Biopharmaceutical Trade Secrets | E.D. Pa. | EEA-1832, wire fraud, money laundering | Active 1. pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy. Sentencing on 2018/12/18 2. pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets. |
1. Yu Xue, 45 U.S. Citizen Wayne, PA 2. Tao Li, 42 3. Yan Mei, 36 4. Tian Xue, 45 5. Lucy Xi, 38 |
Indictment DOJ012016 Media012016 Media012616 Radio012916 Media022516 Media022516 Media071816 Court080118 DOJ083118 Media070819 Media070819 Media071619 Media091819 DOJ101819 Media010720 |
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| 2015/12/08 | 16-cr-00010 | 2016 | China | Economic Espionage Charges against Ex-IBM employee to benefit China DOJ201801 DOJ201606 |
S.D.N.Y. | EEA-1831, EEA-1832 | Closed 1. pleaded guilty |
1. Jiaqiang Xu, 29 Chinese National Beijing, China 5 years prison |
DOJ120815 Media120815 DOJ061416 Indictment061416 Media062416 Media051917 DOJ011818 |
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| 2015/08/25 | 15-cr-71060 | 2015 | China | Machine Zone Trade Secrets | N.D. Cal. | EEA-1832 | Closed 1. dismissed/acquitted |
1. Jing Zeng, 42 U.S. Citizen San Ramon, CA |
DOJ082015 DOJ082515 Media082515 Media090716 Firm120617 |
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| 2015/05/21 | 15-cr-00204 | 2015 | China | University Professor Charged In Pocket Heater Wire Fraud Scheme | E.D. Pa. | alt: wire fraud | Closed 1. case dropped |
1. Xiaoxing Xi, 57 U.S. Citizen Penn Valley, PA |
See Xiaoxing Xi under Profiling DOJ052115 |
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| 2015/05/19 | 15-cr-00106 | 2015 | China | Economic Espionage and Avago and Skyworks Trade Secrets for China DOJ201801 DOJ201606 |
N.D. Cal. | EEA-1831, EEA-1832 | Active 1. judge found guilty, sentencing 08/31/2020 |
1. Hao Zhang, 36 Chinese National, Tianjin, China 2. Wei Pang, 35 3. Jinping Chen, 41 4. Huisui Zhan, 34 5. Chong Zhou, 26 6. Zhao Gang, 39 |
Indictment040115 DOJ051915 Indictment Media051915 Media060815 Media100119 Media100219 Media062620 Media062620 |
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| 2015/05/08 | 15-cr-00110 | 2015 | China | PPG Trade Secrets | W.D. Pa. | EEA-1832 | Closed 1. committed suicide |
1. Thomas Rukavina, 62 U.S. Citizen Plum Borough, PA |
DOJ050815 Media051115 Media060715 |
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| 2015/05/08 | 15-cr-00234 | 2015 | China | Charlotte Company Trade Secrets | W.D.N.C. | EEA-1832 | Closed 1. pleaded guilty |
1. Xiwen Huang, 55 U.S. Citizen Charlotte, NC 60 months prison; 2 years SRT; $100 assessment; restitution $114,275.31 |
Docket100115 Media050815A Media050815B DOJ100115 Information100115 Media100215 Media110716 Decision012617 |
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| 2015/04/15 | 15-cr-00236 | 2015 | Unknown | VW and Bosch Trade Secrets | D.S.C. | EEA-1832 | Active | 1. Bennito Roel Van Leeuwaarde | Docket | |
| 2015/03/30 | 15-cr-00100 | 2015 | None | Cree Trade Secrets DOJ201606 |
M.D.N.C. | EEA-1832 | Active 1. pleaded guilty |
1. Lin Cheng U.S. Citizen |
Leagle120915 DOJ062716 |
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| 2015/03/19 | 15-cr-00092 | 2015 | Unknown | RF Micro Trade Secret | M.D.N.C. | EEA-1832 | Dismissed | 1. Vivatronic Technologies, Ltd | ||
| 2014/12/09 | 14-mj-00271 | 2014 | China | Pratt & Whitney Trade Secrets DOJ201801 DOJ201606 |
D. Conn. | alt: transport stolen property | Closed 1. pleaded guilty |
1. Yu Long, 38 Chinese National Ithaca, NY Time served (30 months) |
DOJ120914 Media120914 Media030515 DOJ121916 Media122016 Media062317 |
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| 2014/10/21 | 14-cr-00304 | 2014 | Vietnam | Boston Scientific Trade Secrets | D. Minn. | EEA-1832, wire fraud | Closed 1. pleaded guilty |
1. Aaron Quoc Khieu, 43 Maple Grove, MN 1 year prison |
Media102114 Media041515 Media123015 |
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| 2014/10/20 | 14-cr-00149 | 2014 | China | NOAA Employee Downloading Restricted Government Files | S.D. Ohio | alt: theft of government property, illegal computer access, false statements | Closed 1. case dropped |
1. Xiafen “Sherry” Chen, 59 U.S. Citizen Wilmington, OH |
See Sherry Chen under Profiling DOJ102014 |
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