Silicon Valley Engineers Indicted for Tech Theft

Three Silicon Valley engineers, including Samaneh Ghandali, have been indicted for allegedly stealing sensitive mobile processor and encryption technology files from Google and two other companies. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the charges, which include conspiracy, theft of trade secrets, and obstruction of justice. Ghandali is accused of transferring hundreds of files to a third-party platform while employed at Google, and later copying them to personal devices and office equipment at other companies.

Prosecutors claim the defendants attempted to conceal their actions by deleting files, destroying electronic records, and submitting false affidavits. The charges carry severe penalties, with obstruction of justice alone potentially resulting in a 20-year prison sentence.