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Goldman Sachs vs Ex-programmer

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The story of Sergey Aleynikov as told by Michael Lewis, a legendary story teller.

A month after ace programmer Sergey Aleynikov left Goldman Sachs, he was arrested. Exactly what he’d done neither the F.B.I., which interrogated him, nor the jury, which convicted him a year later, seemed to understand. But Goldman had accused him of stealing computer code, and the 41-year-old father of three was sentenced to eight years in federal prison. Investigating Aleynikov’s case, Michael Lewis holds a second trial.

http://www.vanityfair.com/business/2013/09/michael-lewis-goldman-sachs-programmer
 
I remember reading something but can't remember the details.

Was he accused of stealing Boost and Erlang Open Source code?(?)

Exactly what he’d done neither the F.B.I., which interrogated him, nor the jury, which convicted him a year later, seemed to understand

It's software.
 
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