Chinese Scientist Pleads Guilty to Sharing Confidential US Security Information

Dec 20, 2016 07:57 AM EST

A former Chinese employee at UTC in the production of Fighter Jets has pleaded guilty to charges levied against him by a US court

(Photo : Getty Images) A former Chinese employee who worked as a senior engineer and scientist at UTC has pleaded guilty to charges levied against him by a US court.

A former Chinese employee at the United Technology Corporation (UTC) named Yu Long pleaded guilty on Monday to the Distric Court in New Haven over the issuance of confidential USA military information to the Chinese government. Some of the charges filed were the unlawful export of US defense articles and conspiracy to steal confidential information for a different nation.

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ABC news reported that Acting Assistant US Attorney General Mary B. McCord said that the 38-year-old Yu's actions were all to work in the favor of China amidst the implemented rules and regulations of trade sanctions that might affect US security.

"Export laws exist as an important part of our national security framework," McCord said. "Disrupting and prosecuting this kind of espionage is one of the National Security Division's highest priorities."

Yu had been an employee at UTC for six years. During his time, he rose to the position of senior engineer greatly because of his work with F119, used by the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, and F135, used by the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet engine.

According to a report issued by US Attorney Deirdre Daly, Yu, who worked as a senior engineer and scientist in UTC, had begun telling outside sources that he wished to share the knowledge he had gathered at the UTC with the Chinese community back in 2013. The report added that Yu had used information from UTC and documents that contained sensitive intellectual property, trade secrets, and exports to acquire a job in China.

"His actions which he knew would benefit China not only violated his employment agreement and damaged the company but have also threatened our country's national security interests," Daly said.

Meanwhile, UTC said that they would cooperate fully with the government in regard to the investigations, according to The Hartford Courant.

"As a global company strongly committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards, we have a zero tolerance policy for ethical violations," a WTO spokesperson said.

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