HOUSTON—Wen-Long Huang, aka Joseph W.
Huang, 62, a U.S. Citizen originally from Taiwan now residing in Houston, has
pleaded guilty to theft of trade secrets, United States Attorney Kenneth
Magidson announced today. Huang was charged by criminal information on March
28, 2012. He surrendered and made his initial appearance two weeks later.
Today, Huang admitted he illegally
copied and downloaded intellectual property, specifically product data sheets,
belonging to his employer, Jet Products LLC, in an effort to economically
benefit himself. Jet Products is a Houston-based company that develops and
manufactures environmentally friendly building products to be used in
residential and commercial construction.
United States District Judge Ewing
Werlein, Jr., who accepted the guilty plea, has set sentencing for July 27,
2012. Huang was permitted to remain on bond pending that hearing, at which time
he faces up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000.
The investigation was conducted by the
FBI-Cyber Crimes Unit and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney
Craig Feazel.
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