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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Chinese businessman indicted in Boeing C-17 hacking case

C-17 Globemaster IIIA 49-year-old Chinese national involved in a computer hacking scheme to steal trade secrets about the Long Beach-assembled Boeing C-17 military cargo plane and other aircraft has been indicted by a federal grand jury, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday.

Businessman Su Bin — who also went by Stephen Su, Stephen Subin and Steven Subin — is being held in British Columbia, Canada, on a provisional arrest warrant submitted by the United States. He is expected to be extradited to Los Angeles. He could face up to 30 years in prison for the cyber crime if convicted.

Su, who owns and manages Lode-Tech, an aviation technology firm with offices in China and Canada, was in the process of applying for Canadian citizenship when he was arrested.

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