Ex-Samsung Manager Handed Six-Year Jail Sentence Over China Leak

A Korean court sentenced a former Samsung Electronics Co. engineer to more than six years in prison for leaking sensitive technology to a leading Chinese chipmaker, highlighting Seoul’s determination to protect the country’s trade secrets.

The sentence delivered by the Korean High Court on Thursday was harsher than a term previously handed out by a lower court. The high court also slapped a fine of 200 million won ($135,300) on the defendant, saying in its ruling that “the infringement of proprietary and core national technologies is a grave crime.”