By Julie Arrington
Forsyth News

A Forsyth County man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges that he stole trade secrets from his former employer, Home Depot.

Sentencing for Guillermo Martinez, 47, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Feb. 3 before U.S. District Judge Willis B. Hunt Jr., according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia.

The statement shows that in 2008, while working as a senior manager in product engineering for the home improvement retailer, Martinez provided a vendor with company trade secrets.