5-plus years for Ill. man in military secrets case

Published March 25, 2013 11:06pm ET



NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former employee of a New Jersey-based defense contractor to more than five years in prison for taking U.S. military technology trade secrets to his native China, ignoring the man’s contentions that it was an error in judgment and not done with wrongful intent.

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