Criminal
Sep. 10, 2026
United States v. Ding tests the limits of economic espionage
A recent ruling overturning economic espionage convictions shows how timing, and even a defendant's ineptitude, can undermine proof that stolen trade secrets were intended to benefit a foreign government.
Where prosecutions for the federal offense of economic espionage are concerned, timing and sometimes an accused's ineptitude can be everything, as illustrated by a recent decision in United States v. Ding, N.D. Cal. Case No. 24-cr-VC.
For background: In February 2023, the Departments of Justice and Commerce launched the Disruptive Technology Strike Force to combat the illegal exporting of sensitive technology to nation-state adversaries. In May 20...
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