Feds Bust Chinese Firm's Hybrid Car Data Heist

coondoggie writes "An FBI investigation has led a Michigan couple to be charged with stealing hybrid car information from GM to use in a Chinese auto outfit. A federal indictment charged Yu Qin, aka Yu Chin, 49, and his wife, Shanshan Du, aka Shannon Du, 51, of Troy, Michigan with conspiracy to possess trade secrets without authorization, unauthorized possession of trade secrets, and wire fraud. One of the individuals was also charged with obstruction of justice, said Barbara McQuade, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan in a statement. GM estimates that the value of the stolen documents is over $40 million."

Yu

[Hatta]

Yu got served.

Oh noes

[mark72005]

Now theirs will crash just like ours!

Re:Yu

[Reilaos]

Du's were paid.

smog

[spazdor]

Way to go, FBI. We're already trying our best to fight the Chinese government's dragging their heels on environmental reform. Now we want them to do it without stealing any green technologies?

Re:Yu

[WrongSizeGlass]

So, if I read this correctly, Shannon Du Yu Chin? Sorry, but someone had to say it.

Re:Yu

[Anonymous Coward]

Pepul are under arrest.

I don't know what we're doing.

Re:Yu

[Anonymous Coward]

Yu can't handle the truth!

Re:Yu

[russotto]

So, if I read this correctly, Shannon Du Yu Chin? Sorry, but someone had to say it.

Too bad she wasn't getting the information that way... then the investigators would have asked the others involved... did shi du yu?

Values

[Wowsers]

"GM estimates that the value of the stolen documents is over $40 million."

Is that using the same method of value calculation that the RIAA / MPAA use?

Re:Yu

[hannson]

Trick me once, shame one me.... Trick me twice, shame on Yu!

Re:Yu

[RMingin]

No, no, no.

Shannon Du, Yu Chin.

Did Du do Yu?

Negative on that, sonny

[sgt_doom]

Nope, In America, hiring anyone WHO ISN'T an H-1B, H-2B, H-2C, O-1, L-1, P-1, P-2, P-3, etc., etc., etc., or any other foreign visa worker, is UNUSUAL.

Hiring an actual American worker .....now THAT'S unusual!!!!

Be sure to send all your money to Wall Street...

Re:This is a real problem.. details below.

[Renraku]

If I recall correctly we busted the Russians good. They stole some oil pipeline control software, and we knew they were going to steal it. So we wrote in some malware and a few months later, boom, one of their pipelines explodes because of said malware. The Japanese let the Chinese steal a design for bad capacitors which ended up in everyone's electronics. Perhaps we should let them have a design for a car who's doors weld themselves closed and then the engine catches fire.

Re:Yu

[tchdab1]

Apparently Hu was on first.

Re:smog

[sesshomaru]

What would we do with the stuff we steal? Send it back to China to be built in a Chinese factory?

This is just silly

[Anonymous Coward]

If anyone at GM had any common sense, they'd be encouraging the rest of the world to copy their business, it could save the company.

Contents of documents ...

[Kaz Kylheku]

Probably just a list of what "Made in China" parts to use from what supplier and how to put them together. :)

Re:Must have been for export

[AK Marc]

Gas mileage is horrible in small turbo diesels. Have you ever tried running them on gas? Terrible.

Re:Yu

[Anonymous Coward]

Took one on the Chin.

Re:Oh noes

[Hognoxious]

For instance, Buick is a huge brand in China

But for some strange reason, Chevloret, Rincorn and Chlysrel aren't.