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He worked for an Oklahoma petroleum company for 18 months before he told his superiors that he planned to return to China to care for his aging parents, but his story was a lie to cover his crime: the theft of a billion-dollar trade secret. http://ow.ly/w2Qd50zROTg
Hongjin Tan's theft of one of his firm’s most valuable products is an example of what the FBI says is a systematic campaign by the Chinese government to gain economic advantage by stealing the innovative work of U.S. companies and facilities.
Director Wray addressed this threat at a conference in March: "We see Chinese companies stealing American intellectual property to avoid the hard slog of innovation and then using it to compete against the very American companies they victimized." http://ow.ly/HPzz50zROTh
The FBI encourages companies to report suspected crime at http://tips.fbi.gov . You can also learn more about how the FBI can partner with you to protect your business at http://ow.ly/4JVx50zROTi .
