Siemens Exec Charged in Conspiracy to Steal GE Trade Secrets (1)

A retired Siemens Energy executive was criminally charged in Virginia federal court for an alleged conspiracy to steal General Electric Co. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. trade secrets.

John Gibson allegedly helped coordinate a 2019 scheme to help Siemens win a bid to build a gas turbine plant for Dominion Energy Inc., a Tuesday federal charging document said. An employee for Siemens and one for Dominion have previously pled guilty in relation to the same matter, the US Attorney’s forfeiture allegation said.

Employees of Siemens, described in the indictment as “Company 1,” convinced a Dominion employee to share ...