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116 Former Intel Engineer Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets for Microsoft

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 08/17/2025 07:34 EDT

Former Intel Engineer Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets for Microsoft

After leaving a nearly 10-year position as a product marketing engineer at Intel, Varun Gupta was charged with possessing trade secrets. He was facing a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release, according to Oregon's U.S. Attorney's Office.



Portland's KGW reports:
While still employed at Intel, Varun Gupta downloaded about 4,000 files, which included trade secrets and proprietary materials, from his work computer to personal portable hard drives, acco

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