- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Kyle Brasseur2023-05-17T03:20:00
A new strike force co-led by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Commerce Department made an impact Tuesday when charges against a former Apple engineer for theft and attempted theft of trade secrets were included as part of its first enforcement actions.
The Disruptive Technology Strike Force, a collaboration between the DOJ’s National Security Division and Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, laid the groundwork for the indictment of Weibao Wang, who is accused of stealing Apple technology related to autonomous systems and fleeing to China with that intel to work for a competitor. Wang faces six charges related to the six categories of trade secrets he allegedly stole or attempted to steal, according to the agency.
The case was one of five announced by the DOJ as the first batch to include the involvement of the Disruptive Technology Strike Force, which was formed in February. The strike force works to protect U.S. critical technological assets from being acquired or used by nation-state adversaries.
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