Sergey Aleynikov, the former Goldman Sachs computer programmer accused of stealing computer source code powering the bank’s high-frequency trading platform, has been convicted by a New York jury of a single count of Unlawful Use of Secret Scientific Material.  The jury hung on a second Unlawful Use count and acquitted Aleynikov on a third count of Unlawful Duplication of Computer-Related Material.

This is not the first time Aleynikov has been criminally convicted for this same conduct:  In 2010, Aleynikov was charged, tried and convicted in federal court of violating the federal National Stolen Property Act (“NSPA”) (18 USC § 2314) and Economic Espionage Act (“EEA”) (18 USC § 1832).  However, in 2012, the Second Circuit reversed both convictions.Continue Reading Split Verdict – Second Criminal Trial of Infamous Goldman Source-Code Thief Concludes