Trade Secret Theft: Chinese-Born Ex-Apple Emp Pleads Guilty

A former Apple employee pleaded guilty on Aug. 22 to stealing internal files from the tech giant’s automotive division.A court filing (pdf) shows that Xiaolang Zhang pleaded guilty to trade secret theft in federal court in San Jose on Monday, facing up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Zhang’s plea agreement with the U.S. government is under seal, according to the document, while sentencing is schedul …