Couple Indicted for Stealing Hybrid Technology to Sell to China

A couple from Michigan have been charged with carrying out economic espionage on hybrid cars made by GM and attempting to sell the information to a car manufacturer in China.

Yu Qin, 49, and his wife, Shanshan Du, 51, of Troy, Mich. have been charged with four violations, including wire fraud, unauthorized possession of trade secrets, conspiracy to possess trade secrets and obstruction of justice, according to an indictment unsealed…