Former Apple car engineer pleads guilty to trade secret theft
He had booked a last-minute flight to ChinaA former Apple Inc engineer has pleaded guilty to trade secret theft — one of two people accused of stealing trade secrets from the iPhone maker's nascentU.S.
Zhang initially pleaded not guilty to the charges but according to court documents on Monday, he had reached a plea deal with prosecutors and changed his plea to guilty. The plea deal is sealed and sentencing is set for November. Zhang's attorney confirmed the plea agreement but declined to comment further. Apple and the U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Jizhong Chen, the other former Apple engineer charged with trade secret theft, has pleaded not guilty. He has a court hearing set for Aug. 29.
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