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Second Circuit Widens the Gap Between Wire Fraud and Intangible Interests - Confidential Business Information Without Commercial...

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The Second Circuit has narrowed the wire fraud statute (18 U.S.C. § 1343), ruling that a fraudulent scheme must target property with actual commercial value to the victim; mere confidential business information...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Company Directors Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets

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A district court in the Northern District of California recently accepted a guilty plea by a company's former CEO and COO for conspiracy to steal trade secrets and commit wire fraud. While rival companies regularly are sued...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

Huawei Alleges “Selective Prosecution” by the DOJ

In January of this year, the DOJ indicted the Chinese telecom giant Huawei on counts of theft of trade secrets conspiracy, attempted theft of trade secrets, wire fraud, and obstruction of justice. On August 1, Huawei moved to...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

The Huawei Trade Secrets Prosecution and What It Means for Business

by Jessica K. Nall and Janice W. Reicher[1] As the world watches the political and legal battles between the U.S. government and Chinese telecom giant Huawei unfold in the headlines, many are asking how the controversy may...more

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The Criminal Pursuit of Huawei China: DOJ Brings Two Indictments

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The Department of Justice has launched two separate criminal cases against Huawei China, the controversial Chinese telecommunications equipment provider. ...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

Ex-Citadel Employee Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud And Theft Of Trade Secrets; Accomplice Left To Fight Trial Alone

Yihao “Ben” Pu is probably coming to grips with the phrases “crime doesn’t pay…” and “don’t do the crime unless you’re willing to do the time….” In federal court in Chicago, on Thursday, August 7, 2014, Pu, a former...more

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