The U.S. has accused two former Google engineers and one of their spouses for allegedly stealing trade secrets from the internet behemoth and other digital companies and sending them to unapproved places, such as Iran.
Samaneh Ghandali, 41, her husband Mohammadjavad Khosravi, 40, and her sister Soroor Ghandali, 32, have been charged with conspiracy to steal trade secrets from Google and other major tech companies, as well as stealing and attempting to steal trade secrets and obstructing the course of justice.
The three defendants, who are all residents of San Jose and are Iranian nationals, were taken into custody on Thursday and appeared in federal district court in the California city for the first time.
The Ghandali sisters were employed at Google before joining Company 3, another technological company, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) according to reports read more about Former Google Engineers Indicted Over Trade Secret Transfers to Iran.
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