Judge Takes Hard Line in First Economic Espionage Sentence:


On Wednesday, Judge Jeremy Fogel became the first judge in the U.S. to
sentence a defendant convicted under economic espionage statutes.
Xiaodong Sheldon Meng was hit with a 24-month sentence, the maximum
under a plea deal in which he admitted possessing night vision software
that he used to benefit the Chinese government. While Fogel noted Meng's
remorse, the judge stressed the importance of sending a message to other
would-be thieves of American technology.