According to the indictment, “On or about December 11, 2015, [Anthony Levandowski] downloaded approximately 14,000 files” from a Google SVN server
Photo: Eric Risberg/AP/Shutterstock Wow, truly, who could have seen this coming? Earlier today, federal prosecutors in California charged former Google and Uber employee Anthony Levandowski with 33 counts of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets. Before the alleged-theft stuff, Levandowski was well known in Silicon Valley as an expert on self-driving cars and Light Detecting and Ranging technology.
According to the indictment, “On or about December 11, 2015, [Levandowski] downloaded approximately 14,000 files” from a Google SVN server. Because he worked on the project as a Google employee and on the company’s behalf, these files were company property.
Last year, Uber and Waymo settled a lawsuit after Waymo accused the company and Levandowski of conspiring to steal trade secrets. The case went to trial briefly before the parties settled, with Uber paying Waymo. Mr. Levandowski was referred by the judge in that case to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Today’s charges are the result of that criminal inquiry.
In a statement, Levandowski’s attorney’s said, “This case rehashes claims already discredited in a civil case that settled more than a year and a half ago. The downlaods at issue occurred while Anthony was still working at Google — when he and his team were authorized to use the information.” If convicted, Levandowski faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison, and a fine of $250,000, plus restitution for each violation.
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