chinese chemical engineer Xiaorong Shannon joyfulThe 59-year-old was sentenced to 14 years in prison in the United States, accused of participating in a plot to steal trade secrets related to ingredients used in soda cans for the benefit of the Chinese government.
The sentence was handed down today by a federal judge in Greeneville, Tennessee, after he was convicted by a jury last month on charges including possession of stolen trade secrets and economic espionage, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Prosecutors in the case said you had access to secrets related to beverage can liners while working at Coca-Cola in Atlanta and Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tennessee.
According to them, the development of trade secrets costs major chemical and coatings companies about $120 million.
In the lawsuit, plaintiffs allege that you stole trade secrets to set up a BPA-free coatings company in China, and that its Chinese partner, Weihai Jinhong Group, received millions of dollars in grants from the Chinese government to support the new company.
Citing the evidence at the trial, prosecutors said you also intended to benefit Chinese governments, China’s Shandong province, China’s Weihai city, and the Chinese Communist Party.
The engineer worked at Coca-Cola from December 2012 to August 2017 and was the packaging application development manager at Eastman Chemical from September 2017 to June 2018.
source: Noticias
