US EditionTrial begins for ex-Hydro employee accused of espionage
- A trial began on October 6, 2025, for Yuesheng Wang, a former Hydro-Québec employee charged with economic espionage in Quebec.
- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police started investigating in August 2022 after a complaint from Hydro-Québec's security branch led to charges in November 2022.
- Wang faces multiple Criminal Code charges, including fraudulent computer use, fraudulently obtaining trade secrets, breach of trust, and new April 2024 charges for preparatory acts and informing China.
- Wang told the court that the information he allegedly shared was publicly available and emphasized the need to stay in Canada in order to prove his innocence and protect his good name.
- This case represents the inaugural prosecution for economic espionage brought forward under the Canadian law governing the protection of sensitive information and may influence how national security cases are handled in the future.
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Trial Delayed for Ex–Hydro-Québec Employee Accused of Spying for China as Utility Seeks to Protect Sensitive Data
The trial of a former Hydro-Québec employee accused of economic espionage for Beijing has been postponed by a day after the utility requested certain corporate information be kept confidential. The trial for Yuesheng Wang, 38, a former Hydro-Québec employee, was scheduled to begin on Oct. 6, but Quebec Court Judge Jean-Philippe Marcoux postponed the proceedings to Oct. 7 after the utility’s lawyer raised concerns that evidence presented in open …
LONGUEUIL — The trial of a former Hydro-Québec employee accused of economic espionage on behalf of China was postponed on Monday, as the Crown corporation wanted to prevent certain information in this case from being discussed in a public hearing. Yuesheng Wang, 38, was indicted in November 2022. The authorities claim that he is the first person [...]
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Trial begins for ex-Hydro employee accused of espionage (Canada)
A trial is scheduled to begin today for a former employee of Quebec's electricity utility who is charged with economic espionage for the benefit of China. Yuesheng Wang was charged in November 2022 and was the first person to be charged with economic espionage under Canada's Security of Information ...
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