Sergey Aleynikov
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We Already Know How This Low-Budget Sergey Aleynikov Knockoff Ends
Sometimes you can't afford a Goldman Sachs-level software heist.
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Court Rules Thumb Drive A Physical Object, Sergey Aleynikov A Thief Again
Sergey Aleynikov: Still fucked...again.
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Goldman Doesn’t Want To Pay *Its* Legal Fees, Either
Joseph Jiampietro knows what we're talking about.
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Goldman Sachs Might Have A Problem Weaseling Out Of Fed Tippee’s Boss’ Legal Bills
There's some belt-tightening at 200 West, so please meet your new counsel Bob Loblaw.
Goldman Sachs Finds New And Inventive Way To Continue Ruining Sergey Aleynikov's Life
And hurt 15,000 VPs' feelings in the process!
Violating Goldman Sachs Policies Now Neither Federal Nor State Crime
Sergey Aleynikov is now 2-for-2.
Would You Take A Blood Test To Rule Out Food Poisoning If Your Sandwich Was Missing A Piece Of Avocado? Or Is That Just This Goldman Code Case Juror?
You never know when you might be faced with a similarly scary situation and might want to contemplate how you'd react now.
When The History Books On Sergey Aleynikov Are Written, They May Include Transcripts Of A Heated Debate About An Avocado And A Sandwich
"Hey, what the hell are you doing with that avocado?!" "I KNOW you didn't just put a piece of lettuce on my sandwich??" [A struggle over deli meat ensues]
Prosecutors Doing All They Can To Get Local Man Acquitted
The government is having trouble getting it together v. Sergey Aleynikov.
Maybe Just Leave That Proprietary Trading Code At The Office
Resist the temptation Kang Gao could not.
Sergey Aleynikov Would Like Compensation For Having His Life Ruined
Which seems, y'know, reasonable.
Sergey Aleynikov Came Thisclose To Spending The Next Eight Years In Jail
One of my favorite recent acts of journalism is the Journal's amazing series about how everything you could possibly do is a federal crime, which is both a true fact with serious policy implications and also an important thing for you to remember if you want to stay out of federal prison, which I do; you may disagree but you are wrong. Here's a pro tip though that you will not (yet) find in the Journal series: there is a decent chance that reading Dealbreaker is a federal crime where you are. The reason for that is that there is a federal statute that says that if (1) there is a computer and (2) someone tells you not to do a thing on it and (3) you do that thing on that computer, then (4) PRISON! And if you work in finance then (1) yes, (2) maybe?,* (3) yes, and (4) no but it could happen. An important qualifier to that is: as of yesterday, if you're in California, feel free to read Dealbreaker from your work computer. Hell, go nuts, check Facebook. That's what a Federal appellate court ruled yesterday, finding against the government, who were prosecuting a guy named David Nosal for violating his employer's computer use policy. Here's how the court characterized what the government wanted: