A former scientist at Sandia Corp. accused of taking government property to China has been sentenced to a year and one day in federal prison.
The U.S. attorney's office in New Mexico announced Jianyu Huang's sentence Monday.
Huang, a Chinese citizen, was arrested in 2012 on a six-count indictment charging him with misusing government resources and equipment to conduct research for Chinese institutions. He ended up pleading guilty in August to charges that he made false statements to investigators and transported stolen property.
At the time of his arrest, Huang's attorney said his client had frequently collaborated with scientists from other countries while employed by Sandia's Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies.
Prosecutors say Huang did not have access to classified national security information and he was prohibited from bringing government-owned equipment on international trips without prior approval.
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