You're missing some important points: - He is confirmed to have accessed a whole bunch of stuff he had no business accessing leading up to being let go. - He

You're missing some important points: - He is confirmed to have accessed a whole bunch of stuff he had no business accessing leading up to being let go. - He wiped his laptop and moved sensitive company data BACK to the laptop from an external device after having wiped it Many people wipe their laptops.. most people don't try to make it look like they didn't wipe their laptops, and when they're called out try to use the external drives as leverage for a better severance package. The degree to what he was up to is definitely up for debate, but no doubt in my mind this dude fucked up several times.