Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/two-individuals-and-company-found-guilty-conspiracy-sell-trade-secrets-chinese
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 13:08:16+00:00

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SAN FRANCISCO – A federal jury in San Francisco has found two individuals and one company guilty of economic espionage, theft of trade secrets, bankruptcy fraud, tax evasion, and obstruction of justice for their roles in a long-running effort to obtain U.S. trade secrets for the benefit of companies controlled by the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), announced U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag; John P. Carlin, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the Department of Justice; David Johnson, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), San Francisco Division; and Jose Martinez, Special Agent in Charge of the Oakland Field Office, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Criminal Investigation.
The jury found that Walter Lian-Heen Liew (aka Liu Yuanxuan), his company, USA Performance Technology, Inc. (USAPTI), and Robert Maegerle conspired to steal trade secrets from E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company regarding their chloride-route titanium dioxide production technology and sold those secrets for large sums of money to state-owned companies of the PRC. The purpose of their conspiracy was to help those companies develop large-scale chloride-route titanium dioxide production capability in the PRC, including a planned 100,000-ton titanium dioxide factory in Chongqing. This case marks the first federal jury conviction on charges brought under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996.
Count One, conspiracy to commit economic espionage, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1831(a)(5): 15 years imprisonment, $500,000 fine, and restitution. The fine for an organizational defendant is not more than the greatest of $10,000,000 or twice the pecuniary gain or loss.
Count Two, conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1832(a)(5): 10 years imprisonment, $250,000 fine or twice the gross gain or loss, and restitution. The fine for an organizational defendant is not more than the greatest of $5,000,000 or twice the pecuniary gain or loss.
Count Three, attempted economic espionage, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1831(a)(2) & (4): 15 years imprisonment, $500,000 fine, and restitution. The fine for an organizational defendant is not more than the greatest of $10,000,000 or twice the pecuniary gain or loss.
Count Four, attempted economic espionage, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1831(a)(3) & (4): 15 years imprisonment, $500,000 fine, and restitution. The fine for an organizational defendant is not more than the greatest of $10,000,000 or twice the pecuniary gain or loss.
Count Five, attempted theft of trade secrets:, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1831(a)(2) & (4): 10 years imprisonment, $250,000 fine or twice the gross gain or loss, and restitution. The fine for an organizational defendant is not more than the greatest of $5,000,000 or twice the pecuniary gain or loss.
Counts Six and Seven, possession of trade secrets: in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1832(a)(3): 10 years imprisonment, $250,000 fine or twice the gross gain or loss, and restitution. The fine for an organizational defendant is not more than the greatest of $5,000,000 or twice the pecuniary gain or loss.
Count Eight, conveying trade secrets, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1832(a)(2): 10 years imprisonment, $250,000 fine or twice the gross gain or loss, and restitution. The fine for an organizational defendant is not more than the greatest of $5,000,000 or twice the pecuniary gain or loss.
Count Nine, possession of trade secrets, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1832(a)(3): 10 years imprisonment, $250,000 fine or twice the gross gain or loss, and restitution. The fine for an organizational defendant is not more than the greatest of $5,000,000 or twice the pecuniary gain or loss.
Count Ten, conspiracy to tamper with witnesses and evidence: in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(k): 20 years imprisonment, $250,000 fine or twice the gross gain or loss, and restitution.
Counts Eleven and Twelve, witness tampering: in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(1): 20 years imprisonment, $250,000 fine or twice the gross gain or loss, and restitution.
Count Thirteen, conspiracy to tamper with evidence: in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(k): 20 years imprisonment, $250,000 fine or twice the gross gain or loss, and restitution.
Count Fourteen, false statements in a matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch: in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001(a)(2) & 2: 5 years imprisonment, $250,000 fine, and restitution.
Counts Fifteen through Nineteen, filing false tax returns in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1): 3 years imprisonment and a $100,000 fine.
Counts Twenty and Twenty-One, false statements in bankruptcy proceedings in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 152(3): 5 years imprisonment, $250,000 fine or twice the gross gain or loss.
Count Twenty-Two, false oath in a bankruptcy proceeding in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 152(2): 5 years of imprisonment, $250,000 fine or twice the gross gain or loss.

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