New York man sentenced to 2 years for conspiring to steal GE trade secrets for China

FILE PHOTO: The General Electric Co. logo is seen on the company’s corporate headquarters building in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Alwyn Scott

WASHINGTON — A New York man was sentenced on Tuesday, January 3, to two years in prison for conspiring to steal General Electric Co’s trade secrets to benefit China.

The U.S. Justice Department said in a statement that Xiaoqing Zheng, 59, of Niskayuna, New York, was convicted of conspiracy to commit economic espionage following a four-week jury trial that ended in March last year.

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