According to a complaint filed Monday, four former Microsoft Corp. employees ordered software that was available for free to the company's employees to use for business purposes, then sold it to online retailers. The complaint said that the employees blocked managers from getting routine e-mail notification of the orders. Two of the accused, also charged with money laundering, could face up to 15 years in prison and fines up to $500,000.
November 12, 2004 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Four former Microsoft Corp. employees were charged with stealing $32.4 million worth of software and selling it on the side.
According to the complaint filed Monday, the employees ordered for free software that was available to Microsoft employees to use for business purposes, then sold it to online software retailers. The complaint said that the employees blocked managers from getting routine e-mail notification that the workers were ordering the software.
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