Aviation engineer pleads guilty after Customs agents find stolen trade secrets

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) – A Tulsa man pleaded guilty to lying to Customs agents while attempting to smuggle aviation secrets to China.

Junjie Zhang, 57, a naturalized citizen originally from China, worked as a senior material and process engineer at a Wichita aviation company, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas.

Prosecutors said Zhang’s role gave him access to confidential data and proprietary documents…

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