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Ex-GTI Manager Gets 3-Year Release for Glass-Tech Theft

6/26/2026

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Guy Galanti, manager at Green Technology Investments, was sentenced in Scottsdale to three years supervised release after pleading guilty to trade-secret theft.
The case centered on GTI’s Glass Detect Design, a system that finds microscopic defects in glass wafers.
Investigators said Galanti worked with a partner running a competing Taiwanese firm to copy the design.
He transmitted photos, software and data via encrypted messages, deleted related emails and fabricated invoices.

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Guy Galanti, manager at Green Technology Investments, was sentenced in Scottsdale to three years supervised release after pleading guilty to trade-secret theft.
The case centered on GTI’s Glass Detect Design, a system that finds microscopic defects in glass wafers.
Investigators said Galanti worked with a partner running a competing Taiwanese firm to copy the design.
He transmitted photos, software and data via encrypted messages, deleted related emails and fabricated invoices.