A federal jury convicted a former Coca-Cola secretary Friday of conspiring to steal trade secrets from the world’s largest beverage maker in an effort to sell them to rival Pepsi.

The jury rejected Joya Williams’ claims that she was duped by two ex-cons. She faces up to 10 years in prison.

Williams remains free on bond, pending sentencing. Her lawyer plans an appeal.

Williams was fired as a secretary to Coca-Cola’s global brand director at the company’s Atlanta headquarters after the allegations came to light.

The government said Williams stole confidential documents and samples of products that hadn’t been launched from The Coca-Cola Co. and gave them to Ibrahim Dimson and Edmund Duhaney as part of a conspiracy to sell the items to PepsiCo Inc. for at least $1.5 million.

The conspiracy was foiled after Pepsi warned Atlanta-based Coca-Cola that it had received a letter in May 2006 offering Coca-Cola trade secrets to the “highest bidder.”