Goldman Sachs Programmer Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Code Theft
• Kim Zetter via WIRED.comA former Goldman Sachs programmer convicted of stealing the bank’s high-speed trading software was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison.
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A former Goldman Sachs programmer convicted of stealing the bank’s high-speed trading software was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison.
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