US Reveals Charges to Curb Russia, China Sensitive-Tech Bid (1) – Bloomberg Law

The US announced five criminal cases in a sweep to stop nation-state strategic adversaries such as Russia and China from acquiring sensitive technologies in a threat to national security.

The government alleges the use of procurement networks to help Russia acquire technology, the theft of code from US companies including Apple Inc. for self-driving cars, and a Chinese national trying to sell technology used to procure weapons of mass destruction for Iran, Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen said at a press conference Tuesday.

The charges and arrests in the cases are the first under the Justice …