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Yanjun Xu was convicted in the Southern District of Ohio in 2022 of conspiracy to commit economic espionage, conspiracy to commit trade secret theft, attempted economic espionage by theft or fraud, and attempted theft of trade secrets by taking or deception. He received an original sentence of 240 months imprisonment. On November 22, 2024, President Joe Biden granted Xu a commutation of his sentence.
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Conspiracy to commit economic espionage; conspiracy to commit trade secret theft; attempted economic espionage by theft or fraud; attempted theft of trade secrets by taking or deception
Southern District of Ohio · 2022
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240 months imprisonment
Sentenced November 16, 2022 · Southern District of Ohio
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