Dutch prosecutors have added more charges against a Russian national arrested in December in the Netherlands for alleged industrial espionage.
German Aksenov, a former employee of ASML and NXP, is accused of stealing and selling corporate secrets to a Russian buyer who had contact with Russia’s FSB intelligence service.
ASML, a chip equipment maker, has experienced previous instances of intellectual property (IP) theft.
Prosecutors dropped money laundering and corruption charges, focusing the case on corporate theft and sanctions violations.