Ex-CME Group Software Engineer Admits to Trade-Secrets Theft

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A former CME Group Inc. software engineer confessed to stealing trade secrets from his ex-employer, the operator of the world’s largest futures exchange.

Chunlai Yang, 49, who was indicted last year, pleaded guilty to two counts of trade-secrets theft today before U.S. District Judge John Darrah in Chicago.