GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A north Georgia man has been accused of stealing trade secrets from his Gainesville job.
Benjamin Clayton Toombs, 60 of Dahlonega, stole “proprietary and intellectual property” that contained trade secrets from his former employer, Gainesville police said.
Police say that the property he stole was worth more than $14 million.
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When Toombs stopped working at the Gainesville business, electronic data alerted authorities to the alleged theft.
Toombs was arrested on Tuesday and has since been released from the Hall County Jail.
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