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Former Hedge Fund Engineer Receives 3-Year Sentence For Stealing Trade Secrets

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Former hedge fund engineer receives 3-year sentence for stealing trade secrets

CHICAGO — A former computer engineer at Citadel was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday for stealing trade secrets from the Chicago-based hedge fund founded by billionaire Ken Griffin. Attorneys for Yihao “Ben” Pu had asked for no jail time for the 27-year-old Ivy League graduate from Boston because he hadn’t caused any financial losses…

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