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Trade Secret/Economic Espionage Cases

U.S. v. Dimson et al. (N.D. Ga.)
- Federal Grand Jury Indicts Three For Conspiracy to Steal and Sell Coca Cola Company Trade Secrets (July 11, 2006)
U.S. v. Lockwood et al. (E.D. Mich.)
- Former Metaldyne Employees Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets (July 5, 2006)
U.S. v. Zhang (N.D. Cal.) December 22, 2005
- Silicon Valley Engineer Indicted for Stealing Trade Secrets and Computer Fraud (December 22, 2005)
U.S. v. McMenamin (N.D. Cal.) September 29, 2005
- Software Executive Admits to Conspiring to Misappropriate Chief Competitor's Trade Secrets (September 29, 2005)
U.S. v. Tsai (N.D. Cal.) September 6, 2005
- Chip Design Engineer Pleads Guilty to Transporting Stolen Property of Silicon Valley Company to Taiwan (September 6, 2005)
U.S. v. Genovese (S.D.N.Y.) August 29, 2005
- Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty in U.S. Court to Selling Stolen Microsoft Windows Source Code (August 29, 2005)
- U.S. Arrests Connecticut Man on Charge of Selling Stolen Microsoft Windows Source Code (November 9, 2004)

U.S. v. Woodward (N.D. Calif.) August 1, 2005
- Insider; proprietary information stored on back-up tapes
- Former IT Director of Silicon Valley Company Pleads Guilty to Theft of Trade Secrets (August 1, 2005)
- Oakland, California Man Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets for Stealing Proprietary Databases (May 14, 2003)
U.S. v. Lam (Tran) (N.D. Cal.) November 4, 2004
- Ex-employee/Insider; competitor drawings and assembly schematics
- Two San Jose Men Indicted for Stealing Trade Secrets Worth Over $1 Million (November 4, 2004)
U.S. v. Serebryany (C.D. Cal.) September 8, 2003
- Insider; access card control information
- Sentence: 60 months; $146,000
- Los Angeles Man Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets Pertaining to 'Smart Card' Technology (September 8, 2003)
- L.A. Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Trade Secrets for Stealing Information to DirecTV 'Smart Card' (April 28, 2003)
- Los Angeles Man Indicted For Theft of Trade Secrets For Stealing Information Pertaining to DirecTV's Most Advanced Conditional Access Card (January 16, 2003)
U.S. v. Branch (Erskine) (C.D. Cal.) June 25, 2003
- Ex-Employee, Competitor; proprietary documents
- Two Former Boeing Managers Charged in Plot to Steal Trade Secrets from Lockheed Martin (June 25, 2003)
U.S. v. Garrison (N.D. Cal.) May 23, 2003
- EEA, computer intrusion
- Insider; engineering drawings and data
- Grand Island, New York Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Trade Secrets for Downloading Engineering Drawings and Data (May 23, 2003)
U.S. v. Sun (N.D. Cal) April 11, 2002
- Insider; customer and business information
- FBI sting
- Chicago, Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Trade Secrets, Offered to Sell Online Interpreter's Information (April 11, 2003)
- FBI Sting Nabs Trade Secret Thief Offering to Sell OnLine Interpreters' Information (April 9, 2002)
U.S. v. Murphy (N.D. Cal.) April 2, 2003
- Charges: EEA, computer intrusion
- Ex-employee; computer source code
- San Jose, California Man Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets and Computer Fraud (April 2, 2003)
U.S. v. Ye (N.D. Cal.) December 4, 2002
- EEA, Conspiracy
- Ex-employee; project information
- Pair from Cupertino and San Jose, California, Indicted for Economic Espionage and Theft of Trade Secrets From Silicon Valley Companies (December 4, 2002)
U.S. v. Morris (D. Del.) October 17, 2002
- Ex-employee; proprietary pricing information
- Guilty Plea to Economic Espionage (October 17, 2002)
U.S. v. Kissane (S.D. N.Y.) October 15, 2002
- Ex-employee; computer source code
- Sentence: 24 months
- Former Engineer of White Plains Software Company Receives Two Years in Prison for Theft of Trade Secret (October 15, 2002)
U.S. v. Keppel (W.D. Wash.) August 23, 2002
- Charges: EEA, copyright
- Outsider; test materials
- Former Vancouver, Washington Resident Pleads Guilty to Theft of Trade Secrets from Microsoft Corporation (August 23, 2002)
U.S. v. Zhu (D. Mass.) June 19, 2002
- Charges: EEA, ITSP
- Insider; genetic screening discoveries
- Pair Charged With Theft Of Trade Secrets From Harvard Medical School (June 19, 2002)
U.S. v. Dorn (D. Kan.) June 3, 2002
- Insider/outsider; customer information
- Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Trade Secret (June 3, 2002)
U.S. v. Okamoto (N.D. Ohio) May 1, 2002
- Charges: EEA, ITSP
- Insider; DNA cell line
- Scientist Pleads Guilty to Providing False Statements Regarding Trade Secret Theft from Cleveland Clinic Foundation (May 1, 2002)
- First Foreign Economic Espionage Indictment; Defendants Steal Trade Secrets from Cleveland Clinic Foundation (May 8, 2001)
- First indictment under 18 U.S.C. § 1831
U.S. v. ComTriad (D.N.J.) April 11, 2002
- Charges: EEA conpiracy
- Insider, outsider; computer source code
- New Indictment Expands Charges Against Former Lucent Scientists Accused of Passing Trade Secrets to Chinese Company (April 11, 2002)
- Former Lucent Employees and Co-Conspirator Indicted in Newark, New Jersey for Theft of Lucent Trade Secrets (May 31, 2001)
- Lucent Scientists Arrested, Charged with Stealing Tech Secrets for Joint Venture with China-controlled Company (May 3, 2001)
U.S. v. Daddona (D. Conn) March 12, 2002
- Charges: EEA, computer intrusion
- Insider; engineering plans
- Sentence: 5 months home detention; 36 months probation; $4000 fine; $10000 restitution
- Pled guilty to § 1832 violation
- Man Sentenced for Theft of Trade Secrets from Fabricated Metal Products Inc. (March 12, 2002)
- Connecticut Man Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets from Fabricated Metal Products (June 6, 2001)
U.S. v. Rector (M.D. Fla.) January 28, 2002
- Charges: EEA, computer intrusion
- Insider/ex-employee; drug delivery system formulas
- Sentence: 14 months
- FBI sting
- Two Sentenced in First Theft of Trade Secrets Case Prosecuted in Middle District of Florida (January 28, 2002)
- Two Plead Guilty to First Theft of Trade Secrets Case Prosecuted in Middle District of Florida (March 15, 2001)
U.S. v. Say Lye Ow (N.D. Cal.) December 11, 2001
- Ex-employee; micro-processor research
- Sentence: 24 months
- Silicon Valley Man Sentenced to Economic Espionage Act Violation Relating to Intel Trade Secrets (December 11, 2001)
U.S. v. Chang (N.D. Cal.) December 4, 2001
- Inisder; customer information
- Sentence: 12 months; $60,000
- Santa Clara Man Sentenced for Theft of Trade Secrets (December 4, 2001)
- Two San Jose Men Plead Guilty in Theft of Trade Secrets Case (January 2, 2001)
U.S. v. Wu (W.D.N.Y.) July 31, 2001
- Ex-employee; network switch plans
- Former Corning Inc. Employee Charged with Theft of Trade Secrets in Rochester (July 31, 2001)
U.S. v. Wang (N.D. Cal.) April 26, 2001
- Insider; ultrasound machine blueprints
- Wang and Bell Imaging Plead Guilty Plead Guilty to Theft and Copying of Acuson Corporation Trade Secrets (April 26, 2001)
U.S. v. Estrada (S.D.N.Y.) March 21, 2001
- Charges: EEA, computer intrusion, ITSP
- Outsider; confidential documents
- FBI sting
- FBI Sting Captures New York Man Who Stole Trade Secrets from MasterCard and Offered Them for Sale to Visa (March 21, 2001)
U.S. v. Morch (N.D. Cal.) March 21, 2001
- Charges: EEA, computer intrusion
- Ex-employee; software design documents
- Sentence: 36 months probation
- Charged under EEA; pled guilty to 18 U.S.C. § 1030 violation
- San Francisco Man Arrested on Charges of Trade Secrets Theft (November 21, 2000)

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