Stolen Tesla Battery Technology Peddled on YouTube, US Says
- Defendant hoped to reap ‘in the seven figures,’ US says
- Magistrate said Pflugbeil can be released on $1 million bond
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The owner of a Chinese company accused of stealing Tesla Inc.’s battery assembly line technology, advertised the electric car manufacturer’s product on YouTube and LinkedIn, a federal prosecutor said Friday.
Klaus Pflugbeil, a Canadian and German national, hoped the scheme could help him reap sales “in the seven figures,” prosecutor Ellen Sise said at a hearing in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Friday.