News Ex-Intel engineer sentenced for sharing secrets with Microsoft — gets two years of probation and $34k fine for stealing 'thousands of files' that m...

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An ex-Intel employee has been sentenced to two years' probation and fined $34,472 for pilfering "thousands of files" which were reportedly instrumental to him landing a new position at Microsoft.

Ex-Intel engineer sentenced for sharing secrets with Microsoft — gets two years of probation and $34k fine for stealing 'thousands of files' that m... : Read more

 

[TerryLaze]

Em, shouldn't that also get MS in trouble?! They used insider information after all.

 

[derekullo]

So much for the Wintel partnership!

 

[jonaswox]

So much for the Wintel partnership!

lol nobody wants to partner with either today 😀

 

[abufrejoval]

Of course M$ knew exactly what they were buying and likely dumped him, once the lemon was dry: so why didn't they get slapped for buying stolen IP? I fail to see the innocent party in this threesome...