A Whittier man accused of using dating apps to scam victims out of more than $2 million was arrested Thursday, July 24. Christopher Earl Lloyd, 39, was charged with 13 counts of wire fraud and one count of engaging in a monetary transaction in property derived from fraud after he allegedly lied to victims that…
A former engineer at a Southern California defense contractor pleaded guilty to stealing highly sensitive trade secrets tied to American national security, including technologies designed to detect nuclear missile launches and track hypersonic threats, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Chenguang Gong, 59, a dual U.S.-China citizen from San Jose, admitted in a federal court…
One of the surviving roommates of the four University of Idaho students murdered by Bryan Kohberger in 2022 spoke at his sentencing hearing Wednesday. It was the first time Dylan Mortensen had spoken publicly since the murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in Moscow, Idaho, on Nov. 13, 2022. Kohberger…
A resident of San Jose, California on Monday pleaded guilty to one count of theft of trade secrets, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. At a federal court in Los Angeles, Chenguang Gong, age 59, admitted to transferring more than 3,600 files from his employer to personal storage devices while he worked there in…
A student from northwestern China who was tricked into a scam in Myanmar was unexpectedly released after the gang learned he had a “bright future”. Peng Yuxuan, 19, from Hanzhong City in Shaanxi province, had just retaken China’s national college entrance exam known as the gaokao in June. His scores and intended university have not…
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Microsoft issued an emergency fix to close off a vulnerability in its SharePoint software that hackers have exploited to carry out widespread attacks on businesses and at least some federal agencies. The software giant on Saturday said it was aware of “active attacks” that exploited vulnerabilities in the program, a product that allows companies and…
A San Jose man arrested for stealing thousands of files containing sensitive missile technologies and trade secrets pled guilty Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced in a news release. San Jose resident Chenguang Gong, 59, a dual citizen of the U.S. and China, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of trade secrets. Gong…
A former chief executive of two clothing technology companies was released on $1 million bail Friday after pleading not guilty to charges alleging she cheated investors of over $300 million over the past six years. Christine Hunsicker, 48, of Lafayette, New Jersey, was charged with six counts, including fraud, aggravated identity theft and false statement…
A number of suspects involved in strategic mineral smuggling had been arrested, Chinese authorities said on Saturday, while pledging stronger enforcement of export controls to prevent illegal shipments and technology transfers for military use. The Ministry of Commerce statement came during a high-level export-control meeting in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region – an…