"Two former Google engineers and one of their husbands were indicted for allegedly stealing trade secrets relating to the company's Tensor processor for Pixel phones. The three all Iranian nationals were charged in a US indictment unsealed Thursday on 14 felony counts of conspiracy and theft of trade secrets and destroying evidence. Samaneh Ghandali, 41, was a hardware engineer at Google in Silicon Valley and her sister, Soroor Ghandali, 32, was an intern before they both joined another tech firm."
"While working at Google, Samaneh Ghandali sent more than 300 files, including company trade secrets, to a third-party communications application based outside of the US, according to the indictment. Soroor Ghandali sent 34 files, also including trade secrets, in the same way, the indictment says. Google's internal security system detected the sisters' downloading of its files and notified the FBI, according to the indictment."
"If convicted on the most serious charges, they could be sentenced to at least 20 years in prison, according to the statement. We have enhanced safeguards to protect our confidential information and immediately alerted law enforcement after discovering this incident, Jose Castaneda, a Google spokesperson, said in a statement. Today's indictments are an important step towards accountability and we'll continue working to ensure our trade secrets remain secure. A lawyer for the defendants at the public defender's office couldn't immediately be reached for comment outside regular business hours."
Two former Google engineers, Samaneh Ghandali, 41, and her sister Soroor Ghandali, 32, along with Samaneh's husband, Mohammadjavad Khosravi, 40, were indicted on 14 felony counts including conspiracy, theft of trade secrets, and destroying evidence. Samaneh worked as a hardware engineer at Google and Soroor was an intern before both joined another tech firm; Khosravi applied to Google multiple times and worked at a third company. Prosecutors allege Samaneh sent more than 300 files and Soroor sent 34 files, including company trade secrets, to a third-party communications application based outside the US. Google's internal security detected the downloads and notified the FBI. If convicted on the most serious charges, the defendants could face at least 20 years in prison. Google said it has enhanced safeguards to protect confidential information.
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