Deliberations Slated in Economic Spying Case
A federal jury in Youngstown, Ohio, today is expected to begin deliberations in the first trial to come from the Economic Espionage Act of 1996. Two executives with a Taiwanese firm are accused by the federal government of stealing industry trade secrets from Pasadena-based label-maker Avery Dennison Corp., allegedly paying an Avery researcher $160,000 to spirit out secrets. The trial of Pin Yen Yang, 72, founder of Avery competitor Four Pillars Enterprise Co., and his daughter, Hwei Chen “Sally” Yang, 40, is the first real test of the anti-industrial spying law. The Yangs face 10 years in prison if convicted of espionage and as much as 20 years on the other charges.
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