A Chinese national who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal trade secrets has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison and fined $150,000. From 2008 to 2017, Haitao Xiang worked for Monsanto and its subsidiary, Climate Corporation. A day after leaving the company, Xiang tried to fly to China with a software program that was considering a trade secret.
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