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You are subscribed to National Security news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Former Google Engineer Found Guilty of Economic Espionage and Theft of Confidential AI Technology 01/30/2026 07:00 AM EST A federal jury in San Francisco convicted former Google software engineer Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, 38, on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets for stealing thousands of pages of confidential information containing Google's trade secrets related to artificial intelligence technology for the benefit of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The jury's verdict follows an 11-day trial before U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria for the Northern District of California. Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to Isis 01/30/2026 07:00 AM EST Baltimore, Maryland – A Hanover, Maryland, man entered a guilty plea in federal court today, in connection with charges stemming from his attempt to join and fight for ISIS. Michael Sam Teekaye, Jr., 22, pled guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.

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