Suspects in Lucent Case Plead Innocent
Associated Press
As the three Chinese nationals accused of stealing trade secrets from Lucent Technologies Inc. pleaded innocent, a federal prosecutor said it could take months for investigators to process the computer-based evidence.
U.S. District Judge William H. Walls set a trial date for Jan. 28 but called it tentative.
New charges are possible and could further delay a trial.
The suspects are charged under a one-count indictment with conspiring to steal trade secrets and to possess stolen trade secrets, but the Justice Department has listed the case as a prosecution under the Economic Espionage Act.
