Write-Offs: 5.1.15

Ex-GS programmer found guilty again; Churchill Downs makes $83 million in two minutes; Sony CEO doesn't have very nice things to say about Bill Ackman; "World Naked Gardening Day is just a day away"; and more.
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$$$Ex-Goldman Sachs Programmer Found Guilty in Split Verdict [NYT]

$$$Mayweather-Pacquiao Ending in Draw Has Vegas Oddsmakers Nervous [Bloomberg]

$$$$10,000 Derby Seats Net Churchill Downs $83 Million in 2 Minutes [Bloomberg]

$$$Ex-HSBC Employee Slams Subpoena In Retaliation Row [Law360]

$$$Sony CEO Lynton calls Bill Ackman ‘a putz’ in email [NYP]

$$$Andreessen Horowitz, Dealmaker to the Stars of Silicon Valley [Bits]

$$$Bitcoin Comes Out of the Shadows and Into Wall Street’s Sights [Dealbook]

$$$World Naked Gardening Day is just a day away [GP]

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