The person at the center of this case
Houston-based advanced coiled tubing manufacturer
Cold Case · Open
5 years waiting · since 2020
LEI GAO
Justice for Houston-based advanced coiled tubing manufacturer — the trail went cold in 2020, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Where in China is Lei Gao currently residing and what is he doing with the stolen trade secrets?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific trade secrets were stolen and how were they transmitted to Gao and his associates?
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person
Lead #3Who are the other individuals involved in the conspiracy and theft scheme with Lei Gao?
Lei Gao is wanted for allegedly conspiring to steal trade secrets from a Houston-based advanced coiled tubing manufacturer between 2019 and 2020, causing significant economic harm to the company. Gao and associates used the stolen secrets to develop and market a competing product in 2020 before he fled the United States. He is believed to be residing in China and remains at large, making his location and current activities key unknowns in this federal counterintelligence case.
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; FBI Counterintelligence
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contact
Lead #4Has Gao maintained any communications or financial connections to the United States since fleeing in 2019?
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Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Commit Theft and Possession of Trade Secrets; Receiving and Buying Trade Secrets and Aiding and Abetting; Attempted Receiving and Buying Trade Secrets Caution: Lei Gao (also known as "Jason") is wanted for conspiracy and theft of trade secrets. Between 2019 and 2020, Gao and others allegedly utilized a scheme to obtain trade secrets from a Houston-based manufacturer of advanced coiled tubing, resulting in economic harm to the victim company.
It is also alleged that Gao and others utilized the stolen trade secrets to assist in the development of an advanced coiled tubing product which they introduced to the market for sale in 2020. Gao left the United States in 2019 and has not returned.
He is believed to be residing in China. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Lei Gao on October 29, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston, Texas, after he was charged with conspiracy to commit theft and possession of trade secrets, receiving and buying trade secrets and aiding and abetting, and attempted receiving and buying trade secrets.
Timeline of Events
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2019
Trade Secret Theft Begins
Gao and others allegedly began utilizing a scheme to obtain trade secrets from the Houston-based manufacturer
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2020
Stolen Secrets Used
Gao and associates utilized the stolen trade secrets to assist in development of an advanced coiled tubing product introduced to market
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2020-10-29
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
Federal arrest warrant issued in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston, Texas
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2019
Last Updated:June 15, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2019
Last Updated:June 15, 2026