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Retired Scientist Faces Espionage Charges | Toronto News
A retired Canadian scientist, Dennis Lu, faces serious charges after allegedly copying 2,500 sensitive documents onto USBs and hard drives during a 2000 trip to China — a trip he undertook without his manager’s approval. Initially flagged by his own department, the case languished for years before escalating when Lu aggressively demanded his network access back after returning from leave. Now set for a January judge-only trial in Ottawa, the defense is pushing for broader access to records, arguing Lu’s actions may have fallen within existing Canada-China energy cooperation agreements. The…
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