SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Chinese-born engineer was convicted in federal court yesterday of stealing trade secrets critical to the US space program, in the nation’s first economic-espionage trial.
Dongfan “Greg” Chung, 73, was accused of using his 30-year career at Boeing and Rockwell International to steal the documents — including data about the US space shuttle and a booster rocket — for China.
Chung was handcuffed and taken into federal custody following the ruling. He is set to be sentenced Nov. 9, when he faces more than 90 years in prison.