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Chinese National Accused Of Stealing AI Secrets From Google Facing New Charges
The Department of Justice announced that a grand jury indicted Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, on seven counts of economic espionage.
February 6, 2025
A Chinese national who has been indicted for allegedly stealing AI secrets from Google is facing additional charges, federal prosecutors said.
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The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that a grand jury indicted Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets. Ding, a 38-year-old software engineer who had lived in Newark, was previously indicted on four counts of theft of trade secrets last March after he allegedly stole 500 confidential files from Google.
He was hired by the company in 2019, prosecutors said.
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