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Ex-Samsung executive Choi Jinseog gets bail in industrial espionage case
Prosecutors have alleged that the former executive Choi Jinseog, a South Korean chip expert, stole information formulated by the world's top memory chipmaker to help his client set up a chip factory in China.
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A jailed South Korean chip executive denies stealing Samsung data for China factory in a letter
Choi Jinseog, a South Korean chip executive, said the allegations against him for illegally obtaining secret information to build a semiconductor plant only 1.5 km (1 mile) from a Samsung factory in Xian, China were not substantiated.
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Indictment details plan to steal Samsung secrets for Foxconn China project
Prosecutors announced the indictment on June 12, saying the theft caused more than $200 million in damages to Samsung Electronics, based on the estimated costs Samsung spent to develop the stolen data.
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