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A sign marks the entrance to the Tesla Gigafactory in Storey County, seen Oct. 13, 2018. (Photo: John Locher/AP, file)

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Russian to be deported after foiled Tesla ransomware plot

A Russian man was sentenced Monday to what amounted to time already served in U.S. government custody and will be deported after pleading guilty to trying to pay a Tesla employee $500,000 to install computer malware at the company's Nevada electric battery plant in a bid to steal company secrets for ransom.

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