3 Silicon Valley engineers indicted in alleged trade secrets theft from Google, other firms

Three Silicon Valley engineers were indicted last week on charges they conspired to steal trade secrets from Google and other leading technology companies and attempted to conceal their actions, federal prosecutors said.

A federal grand jury charged Samaneh Ghandali, 41; Mohammadjavad Khosravi, also known as Mohammad Khosravi, 40; and Soroor Ghandali, 32, all of San Jose, with conspiracy to commit trade secret theft, theft and attempted theft of trade secrets, and obstruction of justice. The three were arrested on Thursday and made their initial appearances in federal court in San Jose.