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Former Goldman Programmer Sentenced To 97 Months

Posted by timothy on from the hey-97-is-prime dept.

stevegee58 writes "Former Goldman Sachs programmer Sergey Aleynikov was sentenced to 97 months in prison for stealing source code used in Goldman's high-frequency trading algorithms. Aleynikov was convicted late last year in Manhattan federal court."

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  1. Shame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's a shame this is the only guy from GS who went to jail...

  2. Those who should get 97 months... by dargaud · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...are those who USE this algorithm.

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  3. This would make sense... by MickyTheIdiot · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...if all the top Goldman CEOs were put in jail for 8 years for their stunts that put the country into a major recession.