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Ex-L3Harris GM Charged with Selling Trade Secrets

10/24/2025

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United States prosecutors charged Peter Williams, a former L3Harris Trenchant general manager, with selling trade secrets to a Russian buyer for $1.3 million.
The court filing identifies eight trade secrets stolen from two unnamed companies between April 2022 and August 2025.
He is not in custody, and an arraignment is set for October 29, 2025.
The charges raise national security concerns from exposure of sensitive hacking tools.

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United States prosecutors charged Peter Williams, a former L3Harris Trenchant general manager, with selling trade secrets to a Russian buyer for $1.3 million.
The court filing identifies eight trade secrets stolen from two unnamed companies between April 2022 and August 2025.
He is not in custody, and an arraignment is set for October 29, 2025.
The charges raise national security concerns from exposure of sensitive hacking tools.