Chinese-born spy sentenced to more than 15 years in California economic espionage case

Published on February 9, 2010; Published on February 24, 2010
The Associated Press ~ staff The News

Topics :: Boeing Co. , Rockwell International , California , SANTA ANA , United States

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A Chinese-born engineer convicted of espionage and other federal charges in California has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison.
Dongfan "Greg" Chung was sentenced Monday in Santa Ana after a judge ruled in July he hoarded sensitive information about the U.S. space shuttle and a booster rocket with the intent to pass it to China. It was the United States' first trial on economic espionage charges.
The government believes Chung, 74, began spying for the Chinese in the late 1970s. Prosecutors say the stress analyst used his 30-year career at Boeing Co. and Rockwell International to collect 300,000 pages of sensitive documents.
Chung has been in custody since he was convicted of economic espionage, acting as a foreign agent, conspiracy and lying to federal agents.

Rate
Top of the page

Submit a comment

Submit a comment Your name* Email* (we keep all emails private) Write your comment here*

Agreement

We ask that users remain courteous. You may not post insulting, discriminatory or inappropriate content, which may be removed at our discretion. We are not responsible for user content and opinions. Use of this site as well as content submission & ownership are governed by our Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.

Member organizations should be non-profit in nature, and promote legal activities. Any organization found promoting illegal activities or commercial products or services will be deleted from the site.

I agree with these conditions.