How B-2 Bomber Designer Noshir Gowadia Leaked America's Stealth Secrets for Cash

Noshir Gowadia's high-profile trial began in Honolulu in 2010 and lasted nearly four months. After six days of deliberation, a federal jury convicted him on 14 out of 17 federal charges, including five counts relating to the design of the Chinese stealth cruise missile exhaust system. Other convictions included willfully communicating classified national defense information, violating the Arms Export Control Act, conspiracy, money laundering, and filing false tax returns. Although he could have faced life imprisonment for some of the offenses, on January 24, 2011, Gowadia was sentenced to 32 years in federal prison. This lengthy sentence was intended to send a clear message that compromising the nation's military secrets for profit would be met with severe consequences.