> Within weeks of the theft starting, prosecutors say, Ding was offered the position of chief technology officer at an early-stage technology company in China t

> Within weeks of the theft starting, prosecutors say, Ding was offered the position of chief technology officer at an early-stage technology company in China that touted its use of AI technology and that offered him a monthly salary of about $14,800, plus an annual bonus and company stock. The indictment says Ding traveled to China and participated in investor meetings at the company and sought to raise capital for it. > He also separately founded and served as chief executive of a China-based startup company that aspired to train “large AI models powered by supercomputing chips,” the indictment said. > Prosecutors say Ding did not disclose either affiliation to Google, which described him Wednesday as a junior employee. --- They likely did... he did these things after joining Google as a junior employee. https://www.eeoc.gov/national-origin-discrimination https://www.eeoc.gov/national-origin-discrimination Discriminating against a national origin is illegal as it is a protected class. Unless the material is classified under ITAR ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Traffic_in_Arms_Regulations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Traffic_in_Arms_... ) there is no reason to do a security clearance review of a junior developer with a valid work visa.