Photo courtesy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Ji Wang, 63, of Painted Post, New York, was convicted of two counts of economic espionage, one count of theft of trade secrets, and two counts of attempted espionage and theft. He faces up to 15 years in prison for each espionage charge and 10 years for theft, with sentencing scheduled for April 15, 2026. Wang immigrated to the United States in 1998 to work for Corning Incorporated. From 2002 to 2007, he participated in a joint Corning–DARPA project developing optical fibers for high-powered laser weapons capable of destroying drones and missiles. On July 1, 2016, just ten days after applying for China’s Thousand Talents Plan, he stole hundreds of confidential files containing technical data that could…
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