Cleared once before, ex-Goldman Sachs programmer convicted anew of stealing valuable code

[TexasTowelie]

Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) — A computer programmer accused of stealing confidential Goldman Sachs computer code was found guilty Friday for a second time, after being convicted, cleared and then charged anew by a different prosecutor.

This time, a Manhattan jury convicted Sergey Aleynikov of one of three counts against him, following a bizarre trial in which a juror accused another of tampering with her lunch during deliberations. Aleynikov was acquitted on a second count, and the jury couldn't reach a verdict on the third.

"As today's verdict demonstrates, the misappropriation of proprietary information is a crime," Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said in a statement.

Defense lawyer Kevin Marino had argued that Aleynikov violated Goldman Sachs' confidentiality policy but didn't commit any crime. The verdict, with its mix of conviction, acquittal and deadlock, showed jurors were befuddled by the charges, he said.

Read more: http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2015/05/01/cleared-once-before-programmer-convicted-anew-of-code-theft

[merrily]

1. someone stole something from Goldman Sachs? Now, that's a surprise ending.

[Kelvin Mace]

2. This is bullshit

He didn't "steal" anything of Goldman Sach. He took open source code he wrote that GS tried to claim was their "proprietary" code.

The case is based on the FBI's utter incompetence in understanding programming.

[merrily]

3. Thank you.

[JackRiddler]

4. Message received!

Who rules America?

[LisaL]

5. Why didn't double jeopardy apply if he was previously cleared?

[d_legendary1]

6. Cuz that only applies to people with cash

The regular Joes get tried countless times since we can't afford high priced protection.