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Klaus Pflugbeil Category: Person Description: Co-owner of a Chinese electric vehicle battery technology developer with Yilong Shao. Page Sections: Documents · Article Index |
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| 18 March 2024 filing date | United States of America against Klaus Pflugbeil and Yilong Shao | Complaint ( PDF) 545KB · 14 pagesCourt: United States District Court, Eastern District of New York  Topics: Klaus Pflugbeil, Yilong Shao, Tesla |
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| 19 March 2024 | Owners of China-Based Company Charged With Conspiracy to Send Trade Secrets Belonging to Leading U.S.-Based Electric Vehicle Company In 2019, Victim Company-1 acquired a Canada-based manufacturer of automated, precision dispensing pumps and battery assembly lines. Both Klaus Pflugbeil and his co-defendant Yilong Shao are former employees of the Canadian Manufacturer. | Press Release (text &  image)Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York Byline: John Marzulli & Danielle Blustein Hass Topics: Klaus Pflugbeil, Yilong Shao, Tesla |
| 13 June 2024 | Resident of China Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Send Leading Electric Vehicle Company’s Trade Secrets to an Undercover U.S. Agent In 2019, Victim Company-1 acquired a Canada-based manufacturer of automated, precision dispensing pumps and battery assembly lines. Both Klaus Pflugbeil and his co-defendant Yilong Shao are former employees of the Canadian Manufacturer. | Press Release (text & image) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York Byline: John Marzulli Topics: Klaus Pflugbeil, Yilong Shao, Tesla |
| 13 June 2024 | Resident of China Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Send Leading Electric Vehicle Company’s Trade Secrets to Undercover U.S. Agent In 2019, Victim Company-1 acquired a Canada-based manufacturer of automated, precision dispensing pumps and battery assembly lines. Both Klaus Pflugbeil and his co-defendant Yilong Shao are former employees of the Canadian Manufacturer. | Press Release (text & image) Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice Topics: Klaus Pflugbeil, Yilong Shao, Tesla |
| 16 December 2024 | Resident of China Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Send Leading Electric Vehicle Company’s Trade Secrets “In stealing trade secrets from an American electric vehicle manufacturer to use in his own China-based company, Pflugbeil’s actions stood to benefit the PRC in a critical industry with national security implications,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice Topic: Klaus Pflugbeil, Yilong Shao, Tesla |
| 16 December 2024 | Resident of China Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Send Trade Secrets Belonging to Leading U.S.-Based Electric Vehicle Company “The defendant built a business in China to sell sensitive technology that belongs to a U.S. company. His actions were bold—he even advertised that he was selling the victim’s products—because he thought, incorrectly, that he was outside the reach of U.S. prosecutors,” stated United States Attorney Breon Peace. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York Topics: Klaus Pflugbeil, Yilong Shao, Tesla |