Guilty Plea in Metaldyne Trade Secrets Theft
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From the Associated Press via the Chicago Tribune, a story concerning three ex-employees of auto parts maker, Metaldyne, who entered a guilty plea for stealing trade secrets for . . . the Chinese.
The pleas were entered Monday, September 15, by Anne Lockwood; her husband, Michael Haehnel, both of Rockford, Illinois; and Fuping Liu, of Flushing, N.Y.
Lockwood, Metaldyne's former vice president for sales; Liu, a former metallurgist; and Haehnel, a former senior engineer, were accused of stealing Metaldyne's technology for manufacturing connecting rods and other parts.
The defendants face sentences between a year and nearly three years.
The pleas were entered Monday, September 15, by Anne Lockwood; her husband, Michael Haehnel, both of Rockford, Illinois; and Fuping Liu, of Flushing, N.Y.
Lockwood, Metaldyne's former vice president for sales; Liu, a former metallurgist; and Haehnel, a former senior engineer, were accused of stealing Metaldyne's technology for manufacturing connecting rods and other parts.
The defendants face sentences between a year and nearly three years.
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