Woman Gets Prison for Stealing Motorola Secrets
A Chinese-born American convicted of stealing trade secrets from Motorola was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison in a case that both the judge and prosecutors hoped would send a message to those who might be tempted to siphon vital information from U.S. companies.
"In today's world, the most valuable thing that anyone has is technology. ... The most important thing this country can do is protect its trade secrets," U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo said before sentencing Hanjuan Jin.
Jin, who worked as a software engineer for Motorola Inc. for nine years, was stopped during a random security search at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Feb. 28, 2007, before she could board a flight to China. Prosecutors say she was carrying $31,000 and hundreds of confidential Motorola documents, many stored on a laptop, four external hard drives, thumb drives and other devices.
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