Ex-Goldman Programmer Aleynikov’s Conviction Upheld by Judge
Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) computer programmer Sergey Aleynikov’s conviction for stealing the firm’s trade secrets by appropriating its computer source code, should be upheld, a federal judge said.
In a March 14 order unsealed today, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in New York rejected a request by Aleynikov’s lawyer to set aside his conviction. Cote also denied Aleynikov’s request to dismiss the indictment or grant him a new trial.
Aleynikov was convicted in December of violating the Economic Espionage Act and the Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property Act. He faces as long as 10 years in prison on the espionage charge and five years for the interstate transportation charge when he’s sentenced March 18.
The case is U.S. v. Aleynikov, 1:10-cr-00096, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).
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