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The max fine of $8m is tiny compared to what he made.
by tempsy 7y ago
The max fine of $8m is tiny compared to what he made.
- gitpusher 7y agoThey are likely to claw back all of that money, if it's determined to be illegitimate as part of this case.
- tempsy 7y agoHis bonus at Google predates any of this.
- dpark 7y agoAnd they already went through arbitration and settled. It’s unlikely google has any viable means to claw back payments at this point.
- sulam 7y agoA large part of what he made was paid before he went to Otto/Uber. He will be financially very well off for the rest of his life, unless he does stupid shit with the money. . . . On second thought... https://www.wired.com/story/anthony-levandowski-artificial-intelligence-religion/ https://www.wired.com/story/anthony-levandowski-artificial-i...
- dragonwriter 7y ago> The max fine of $8m is tiny compared to what he made. Restitution to injured parties is available for the charges here on top of fines, and the DoJ has also included a non-specific criminal forfeiture allegation against any property used in, intended to be used in, or directly or indirectly derived from the charged offenses. So if he made anything (or deprived anyone of any value) from his crimes, he could pay that back on top of the fines, potentially.
- qtplatypus 7y agoHe is also being sued. So at the end it’s going to be more then the $8m fine. This charge resulted from the judge at the civil action saying “If what is being said here is true then it would also be illegal so I’ll refer that aspect to the prosicutirs “
- dannyw 7y agoHis employment contract included binding arbitration, which is reportedly completed. There are no further civil avenues.
- qtplatypus 7y agoI did a little bit of checking. Alphabet won a $US245 million settlement over this.
- perlgeek 7y agoHe'll have to pay for damages in addition to the fine...