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☷North Carolina Man Sentenced to Additional Prison Time After Lying During Sentencing in Previous Case Involving Theft of Company s Trade Secrets
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( By Press Release office)
May 04,2022
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North Carolina man sentenced to additional prison time after lying during sentencing in previous case involving theft of company’s trade secrets False testimony was related to stealing proprietary information SAVANNAH , GA: A North Carolina man has been sentenced to additional time in prison after being convicted of lying during a prior sentencing for conspiring to steal trade secrets from aircraft manufacturing companies . Craig German , 60 , of Kernersville , N . C . , was sentenced to 20 months in prison for Perjury and False Statements to a Government Agency , in addition to the 70 - month prison term he already was serving after pleading guilty in February 2020 to Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets , said David H . Estes , U . S . Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia . U . S . District Court Judge also fined R . Stan Baker also ordered German to pay a fine of $1 , 500 . “Craig German and his co - conspirators admitted engaging in illegal and deceptive practices to steal information from private businesses , and then German lied while being sentenced for those crimes , ” said U . S . Attorney Estes . “Substantial time behind bars will hold him accountable for his dishonesty . ”German , Gilbert Basaldua , 63 , of Hilton Head , S . C . , and others were indicted in May 2019 to charges that they conspired to steal proprietary information from aircraft companies for which they worked inside and outside the Southern District , and then used that information to speed the design and regulatory review process for a competing aircraft company . During his sentencing hearing in 2020 , German lied when he testified under oath and denied having copied more than 15 , 000 proprietary engineering drawings and documents onto a removable storage device while he was employed at an aircraft manufacturing company . German also lied to the FBI during a voluntary meeting when he emphatically denied transferring more than 15 , 000 proprietary engineering drawings and documents to a removable storage device . German’s co - defendant awaits sentencing . After two days of trial in September 2021 , Basaldua pled guilty to Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets and Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property . He faces up to 10 years in prison on each charge , along with substantial financial penalties . “False testimony undermines the justice process and can have dire consequences on the integrity of the justice system , ” said Philip Wislar , Acting Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta . “Hopefully this additional sentence demonstrates how seriously the FBI takes perjury and deters other from attempting to deceive the justice system in the future . ”The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted for the United States by Assistant U . S . Attorneys Jennifer G . Solari and Steven H . Lee .
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