BALTIMORE, Maryland May 19, 2014 - Eric Holder, the USA Attorney General, is set to announce this morning that the Justice Department is set to Indict one or more officials of the Chinese Government for masterminding and overseeing the hacking of computers belonging to American Business Interests and then stealing trade secrets from them.
Fox News reported just after 9:00 am on Monday that a news conference is scheduled for later this morning when Holder will outline the charges and provide other key details. The Chinese Government officials involved and about to be indicted are either in or connected with the Chinese Military, both Fox and USA Today are reporting.
This is the first time ever that the Justice Department has indicted a government official in a cyber espionage matter. Federal law enforcement sources quoted by USA Today said that the Chinese Hackers, using military and intelligence "resources," downloaded massive amouhts of industrial information, including strategic plans from a number of United States' business sites. Some are said to be located in the western part of Pennsylvania, USA Today said.
According to both Fox News and USA Today, Holder will speak at the press conference, which is currently scheduled to start at 10:00 am, EDT. Holder, however, is notorious for delaying such news conferences, sometimes for hours.
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