Or Liew was charge for violations of the &quot;Economic Espionage Act&quot;. And theft is more common as a charge since one doesn&#x27;t need to prove as many extenuating facts i.e. only that it was stolen, not why it was stolen. I suspect the author was being careful to be factual.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fbi.gov&#x2F;sanfrancisco&#x2F;press-releases&#x2F;2014&#x2F;walter-liew-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-for-economic-espionage" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fbi.gov&#x2F;sanfrancisco&#x2F;press-releases&#x2F;2014&#x2F;walter-...</a>