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Trade secrets stolen, 2 arrested
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BOCA RATON, FL– Boca Raton Police have arrested two men on suspicion of stealing trade secrets from the company they worked for.

According to police, in May the CEO of Halcyon Jets Incorporated reported that several employees had been stealing company items from the firm's office at 2424 North Federal Highway.

The company alleged that its chief operating officer, Christian Matteis, and Leonard Tambasco, the executive flight director, had stolen office furniture and equipment, client lists and client information, and tampered with computer files.

The CEO told police he became suspicious when Matteis stopped communicating with him on a regular basis.

When he flew to the Boca Raton office from New York, the CEO says he found it had been emptied of desks, computers, file cabinets, and more.

Boca Raton detectives say they interviewed Halcyon employees, clients, and witnesses and reviewed contracts and other supporting documents.

Based on their investigation, the report says, detectives charged Matteis and Tambasco with grand theft, theft of trade secrets, organized scheme to defraud, and computer tampering.

Detectives arrested the pair at Atlantis Jets, 3700 Airport Road, on Thursday.