By Leftlane Staff
Thursday, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 1:11 pm

Three former employees of a Plymouth-based auto supplier have been chraged with stealing trade secrets from the U.S. auto industry and selling them to Chinese competitors, reports the Detroit News. U.S. Attorney Stephen Murphy said the economic espionage stabs at the heart of the Michigan economy and is a growing priority among his federal prosecutors. Chinese automakers are expected to begin a U.S. market offensive in the next 12 to 24 months with a slew of ultra-low-cost vehicles. “We have sent a message to those in the community who would be thinking about participating in the theft of trade secrets,” said Daniel Roberts, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Detroit office.

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