Chinese-American Accused of Stealing Missile-Sensor Secrets (1)

A Chinese-American defense laboratory manager was charged with stealing thousands of secret files from a US military contractor, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday.

Chenguang Gong, a Chinese native who became an American citizen in 2011, is alleged to have illegally downloaded more than 3,600 computer files—including computerized designs—while working as a research manager at an unidentified infrared sensor technology company based in Malibu, California, according to the criminal complaint in the US District Court for the Central District of California. The contractor’s sensors are vital to the country’s ability to detect and track incoming ballistic and hypersonic missiles, ...