A federal grand jury in San Jose this week indicted a former Cisco (CSCO) engineer on computer hacking charges in a case that has already sparked a bizarre series of legal showdowns, including one involving a Canadian judge who blasted the networking giant and federal prosecutors in a ruling earlier this year.
In a five-count indictment handed down Wednesday in U.S. District Court, prosecutors accuse Peter Alfred-Adekeye of illegally accessing Cisco's computer system after he left the company in 2005.
Alfred-Adekeye, a citizen of Nigeria and England, formed a Palo Alto-based company called Multiven, which wound up embroiled for years in legal sparring with Cisco.
The grand jury indictment appears to follow related criminal charges that have been under seal in federal court since last year.
In a five-count indictment handed down Wednesday in U.S. District Court, prosecutors accuse Peter Alfred-Adekeye of illegally accessing Cisco's computer system after he left the company in 2005.
Alfred-Adekeye, a citizen of Nigeria and England, formed a Palo Alto-based company called Multiven, which wound up embroiled for years in legal sparring with Cisco.
The grand jury indictment appears to follow related criminal charges that have been under seal in federal court since last year.
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Corporate Americas Response to Federal Debt and Falling Credit: Demand a Trillion Dollar Tax Break.
- 08/08/2011 09:00:31 PM
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Great article
- 09/08/2011 01:46:50 AM
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Thanks, just recently stumbled onto Taibbi, but I think I'll keep reading.
- 09/08/2011 02:18:40 AM
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cisco can fuck off and die
- 09/08/2011 03:31:37 AM
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Careful, if you bad mouth Cisco they might arrest you, too.
- 09/08/2011 04:01:25 AM
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and this just happened friday....
- 09/08/2011 05:33:58 AM
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im gonna repost what you said on fb. hope you dont mind the stealing.
- 09/08/2011 04:40:07 AM
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Sure; maybe if enough folks scream loud enough this bill will die the ignoble death it deserves.
- 09/08/2011 05:47:20 AM
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What are your thoughts on tying corporate tax breaks with job creation and retention?
- 09/08/2011 06:00:44 AM
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I think that's an oustanding idea, and the only way to justify corporate tax breaks.
- 09/08/2011 07:37:40 AM
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Abolish the corporate income tax...
- 09/08/2011 08:14:19 PM
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And retailers price everything at $x.99 so they can squeeze a profit out of sales tax.
- 09/08/2011 11:29:12 PM
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...what? No. They price it at x.99 because it's a brilliant marketing strategy.
- 10/08/2011 02:09:22 AM
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So they say; I still think fractional accounting plays a role as well.
- 10/08/2011 04:12:43 PM
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