Former Microsoft Employee Jailed For Leak

[GoodBytes]

As you remember there was a former Microsoft employee, Alex Kibkalo, as he got frustrated due to a poor performance employee evaluation, and decided to leak Windows 7 and 8, despite the big fat warning about being prosecuted if you leak it, on the desktop.

He was leaking it to a blogger instead of journalist, and the blogger reported the leak to Microsoft.

An investigation followed and the former employee got arrested.

He plead guilty, and managed to reach a deal with federal prosecutors a reduced sentence of 3 months and a $100 fine, instead of 10 years in prison.

He will also be deported back to Russia after his sentence.

Bit-Tech.net says:

Alex Kibkalo originally faced a 10 year stint in prison for stealing trade secrets but managed to reach a deal with federal prosecutors for a greatly reduced sentence accompanied by a $100 fine.

In reality, the sentence is even less than three months as it will not run from the date of the judgment but will instead be counted from when he was arrested back in March, as Kibkalo has been held in custody since then. This means he will actually be released some time next week, but it is reported that he will then be deported to his home country, Russia.

Source: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/2014/06/16/former-microsoft-employee-jailed-for-window/1

[Theblasphemouscoffee]

So he basically negotiated from 10 years in prison to a few weeks of jail time and $100. well it is america i guess, how is that allowed

[Askew]

What a filthy snitch of a blogger, he won't get any hot tips again.

 

IMO being sent back to Russia adds some serious weight to his punishment.

[Scionyde]

So he basically negotiated from 10 years in prison to a few weeks of jail time and $100. well it is america i guess, how is that allowed

 

They don't have plea deals in the UK?

 

I think 10 years in prison would've been pretty harsh, but I'm surprised the fine wasn't bigger.

[AlexGoesHigh]

Either the original sentence was overkill for the charge or he manage to get a very good deal to get out, I guess they agreed to that since him being deported back, was more cheaper that keep him locked 10 years

[EmotionalSloth]

Lol, he got a pretty good deal if you ask me

 

Other than the getting sent to russia part

[ShadowCaptain]

They don't have plea deals in the UK?

 

Not like that, you get more credit the sooner you enter your guilty plea, i believe the guideline is something like 1/3 sentence reduction 

 

as far as i know in the UK you wouldnt be able to get a 10 year sentance down to a few weeks unless you had some SERIOUS information to offer

[Theblasphemouscoffee]

They don't have plea deals in the UK?

 

I think 10 years in prison would've been surprisingly harsh, but I'm surprised the fine wasn't bigger.

TBH I agree with that it was too harsh but i don't really know enough about the legal system here tbh, we may have the same thing but i guess for this kind of thing it makes sense but $100 for reducing his sentence to near nothing seems a bit weird

[Misanthrope]

That's a slap on the fucking wrist, good for him. The deportation hurts a bit more but it's not that big of a deal vs a decade of imprisonment. 

[JAKEBAB]

I saw this a few days ago and seriously this is way over the top for leaking something like prison time really? he should of just got maybe a $1000 fine and thats it hes career is over anyway after people find out he has leaked stuff no company is going to employ him so i think that is punishment enough.