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Update on Sergey Aleynikov Case (UPDATED)

Today there was a hearing scheduled in United States v. Aleynikov.  I haven't seen any reports of today's hearing.  The docket sheet for PACER isn't showing any updates.  (See update, below.)  Bloomberg, however, is reporting:Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. computer programmer Sergey Aleynikov, who was charged last month with stealing sophisticated trading software, wants his criminal case to be dismissed.At a hearing in Manhattan federal court on Aug. 10, defense attorney Sabrina Shroff said she will seek to persuade prosecutors to enter into a rare ?deferred prosecution? agreement. That outcome would not surprise me.  The prosecution of Aleynikov is a scadal.  He was arrested less than 48 hours after Goldman Sachs called the FBI on him...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on August 17, 2009 (boomark / email).