Otto man thrown under the bus: 33 crim trade secret theft charges for ex-Uber exec Anthony Levandowski

Otto man thrown under the bus: 33 crim trade secret theft charges for ex-Uber exec Anthony Levandowski

5 years ago
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/27/anthony_levandowski_33_criminal_charges_uber/

The former Uber exec at the center of the ride-broker's battle with Google over self-driving car tech has been hit with more than 30 criminal charges.

Anthony Levandowski, the 39-year-old former Waymo engineer who defected to Uber by way of startup firm Otto, faces 33 charges of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets. He will be tried in the Northern California US District Court and, if convicted, faces a maximum of 10 years on each charge (though any actual time served would likely be far less if history is any indication.)