Feb 4, 2025 · SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment today charging Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, 38, with seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets in connection with an alleged plan to steal from Google LLC (Google) proprietary information related to artificial intelligence (AI) technology

Feb 4, 2025 · By May 2023, Ding had founded his own technology company focused on AI and machine learning in the PRC and was acting as the company’s CEO. The superseding indictment alleges that Ding intended to benefit the PRC government by stealing trade secrets from Google.

6 days ago · Linwei Ding, 38, known to colleagues as Leon Ding, is accused of stealing and transmitting back to Chinese companies more than a thousand files related to Google's proprietary AI work between 2022 and 2023.

Feb 5, 2025 · The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that a grand jury indicted Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets.

Feb 5, 2025 · Linwei (Leon) Ding, 38, was charged by a federal grand jury in San Francisco with seven counts of economic espionage and a further seven counts of theft of trade secrets.

Mar 6, 2024 · A federal grand jury indicted Linwei Ding, aka Leon Ding, charging him with four counts of theft of trade secrets in connection with an alleged plan to steal from Google LLC (Google) proprietary information related to artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Feb 5, 2025 · A federal grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday charging 38-year-old Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, with seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets....

6 days ago · US prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled an expanded 14-count indictment accusing former Google software engineer Linwei Ding of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets to benefit two Chinese companies he was secretly working for.

6 days ago · US prosecutors unveiled an expanded 14-count indictment accusing former Google software engineer Linwei Ding of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets to benefit two Chinese companies he was secretly working for.

Mar 6, 2024 · Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, 38, of Newark, California, was charged with four counts of theft of trade secrets for allegedly stealing AI files from Google.