U.S. Says Accused Apple Secrets Thief Had Patriot Missile File
- Court weighs tighter leash for two engineers facing trials
- Defense attorney argues government’s concerns are overblown
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When U.S. prosecutors charged an Apple Inc. engineer in January with stealing trade secrets for a Chinese startup, a search of his home turned up something else, they said: a classified file from the Patriot missile program that belonged to his ex-employer, Raytheon Co.
The discovery has added a striking national security wrinkle to an otherwise routine corporate espionage case, and the government says it merits keeping Jizhong Chen under close scrutiny.