The federal grand jury indictment charges Joya Williams, Ibrahim Dimson and Edmund Duhaney with a single count of conspiracy.

Williams, 41, Dimson, 30, and Duhaney, 43, faced arraignment Tuesday afternoon.

The government is seeking forfeiture of any property derived from proceeds of the alleged crime.

The three were arrested last week on charges of wire fraud and unlawfully stealing and selling Coke trade secrets. The indictment sets the case on course for trial.

Prosecutors charge they stole confidential information, including a sample of a new drink, from Atlanta-based Coca-Cola and tried to sell it to rival PepsiCo Inc.

Williams, a Coke executive's administrative assistant, is accused of rifling through corporate files and stuffing documents and a new Coca-Cola product into a personal bag.

According to prosecutors, on May 19, Purchase, New York-based PepsiCo provided Coke with a copy of a letter mailed to PepsiCo in an official Coca-Cola business envelope. The letter, postmarked from the Bronx in New York, was from an individual identifying himself as "Dirk," who claimed to be employed at a high level with Coca-Cola and offered "very detailed and confidential information." "Dirk" was later identified as Dimson, the FBI says.

Coca-Cola immediately contacted the FBI and an undercover FBI investigation began.

-- HARRY R. WEBER (AP Business Writer)