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GREENEVILLE, Tenn.
Dr. Xiaorong You, a/k/a Shannon You, 59, of Lansing, Michigan, was convicted of conspiracy to commit economic espionage, conspiracy to steal trade secrets, possession of stolen trade secrets, economic espionage, and wire fraud.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Dr. You stole valuable trade secrets related to formulations for bisphenol-A-free (BPA-free) coatings for the inside of beverage cans. The stolen trade secrets belonged to major chemical and coating companies including Akzo-Nobel, BASF, Dow Chemical, PPG, Toyochem, Sherwin Williams, and Eastman Chemical company, and cost nearly $120,000,000 to develop.
Dr. You was granted access to the trade secrets while working at the Coca-Cola company in Atlanta, Georgia, and Eastman Chemical company in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers of the National Security Division and Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicholas L. McQuaid of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced the conviction.
Dr. You’s plan was designed to benefit the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese government, the government of the Shandong Province, and the government of the City of Weihai – a city of 2.5 million people on the Northeast Coast of China – by advancing the Made in China 2025 Initiative and the 13th Five-Year Plan.
Dr. You and her Chinese corporate partner, Weihai Jinhong Group, received millions of dollars in Chinese government grants to support the new company, including a Thousand Talents Plan award.
Sentencing has been set for November 1, 2021 at 10:30 a.m., before the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville.
Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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