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U.S. scientist pleads guilty to taking government laptop to China
A former scientist at a U.S. government-owned nuclear weapons research facility in New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally taking a lab-owned computer to China and lying about it, a U.S. prosecutor said. Jianyu Huang, 46, a naturalized U.S. citizen from China who lives in Albuquerque, pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of a government-owned computer and computer-related media, the U.S. Attorney for New Mexico said in a statement. The scientist was fired in April 2012 from Sandia National Laboratories, a government-owned research facility operated by Sandia Corporation that is responsible in part for ensuring the safety of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile.
Outcomes:
Under the terms of a plea deal, announced on Monday, Huang will be sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release, the length of which has yet to be determined by the court, the statement said. Huang's sentencing hearing has not been scheduled.
Government?:
No
Type of Exchange:
education/science
Partners:
US Government; Sandia National Laboratories
Participants (Types):
scientist, judge
Exchange Date:
Monday, August 25, 2014
Continuing:
No
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Location:
New Mexico, USA
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