San Jose ex-engineer gets nearly 4 years in prison for stealing missile defense secrets

A San Jose resident who was an engineer at a Southern California defense contractor was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison this week for stealing sensitive trade secrets tied to U.S. missile-tracking technology, federal prosecutors said.

Chenguang Gong, 59, got 46 months in prison, was ordered to pay $77,408 in restitution, and was fined $100,000. Gong pleaded guilty on July 21 to one count of theft of trade secrets.