A former engineer at a Southern California company has admitted to stealing U.S. trade secret technologies intended to detect nuclear missile launches, track ballistic and hypersonic missiles, and to allow U.S. fighter planes to detect and evade heat-seeking missiles.
Chenguang Gong, 59, of San Jose, California, who is a dual citizen of the U.S. and China, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of theft of trade secrets, federal Justice Department officials said in a statement. He remains free on $1.75 million bond.
U.S. District Judge John Walter scheduled sentencing for Sept. 29. Gong faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison…