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U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney |
STEVEN DAVIS PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT OF GILLETTE TRADE SECRETS
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BOSTON, MA ... Steven L. Davis pled guilty yesterday to federal charges that he stole and disclosed trade secrets of The Gillette Company. United States Attorney Donald K. Stern and Barry Mawn, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today that STEVEN L. DAVIS, 47, currently residing in Kansas City, Missouri, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Thomas Higgins in Nashville, Tennessee, to 5 counts of theft of trade secrets. At the change of plea hearing, a federal prosecutor told the court
that in February and March, 1997, DAVIS stole and disclosed trade secrets
concerning the development of a new shaving system by The Gillette Company,
which is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. In October 1996, concerned about both domestic and foreign economic espionage, Congress criminalized the disclosure of trade secrets relating to products sold in interstate commerce. This case is the first case involving a Massachusetts victim. Judge Higgins scheduled sentencing for April 17, 1998. At that time, DAVIS faces a 10-year term of imprisonment on each of the 5 trade secrets counts, and a fine of $250,000 on each count. He may also be required to pay restitution to the victims. This case was investigated by the Boston Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the FBIs Nashville Office. The case is being prosecuted in Tennessee by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeanne M. Kempthorne, Deputy Chief of Sterns Economic Crimes Unit, with the assistance of Assistant U.S. Attorney Wendy Goggin, of the U.S. Attorneys Office in Nashville. Press Contact: Amy Rindskopf, (617) 223-9445 ###
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