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Corrupt Prosecutor Seeks to Strike Deal With Sergey Aleynikov

Matthew Goldstein, the Reuters blogger who broke the Aleynikov story, is reporting:It looks like federal prosecutors may be trying to cut a deal with alleged Goldman Sachs high-frequency trading code stealer Sergey Aleynikov.Today was the day for prosecutors to indict Aleynikov, who was arrested on July 3 on the theft charges. But in a court filing, prosecutors told the presiding magistrate judge that they need another 14 days to continue discussions with Aleynikov?s lawyer about a ?possible disposition.?In the legal world, a ?possible disposition? means a deal.After exposing federal prosecutor Joseph Facciponti's fraud upon the court in his prosecution of Aleynikov, we wrote on July 23, 2009:Aleynikov will be given a super-sweet plea bargain...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on August 03, 2009 (boomark / email).