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Chris Coons: The Economic Espionage Act was passed 15 years ago, and as of October, there have only been eight cases tried under…

On the recordNovember 7, 2011
The Economic Espionage Act was passed 15 years ago, and as of October, there have only been eight cases tried under this.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons highlights the lack of cases prosecuted under the Economic Espionage Act.

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