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> any chance this ends up with serious repercussions like prison time When has any staff member of a FAANG company faced prison time for a similar crime? Not a

> any chance this ends up with serious repercussions like prison time When has any staff member of a FAANG company faced prison time for a similar crime? Not a rhetorical question, I'm genuinely curious though my instinct is to say 'never'.

aemreunal 5y ago
The only one I can think of was Anthony Levandowski for stealing Waymo's trade secrets but he was pardoned a few months later.
- wizzwizz4 5y ago
  That's not really a similar crime; that's a crime against another corporation.
  - sli 5y ago
    Even still, the guy got a pardon after 33 federal charges and pleading guilty to one of them. The average person would never get even a hint of a chance at that (or, frankly, such a tiny sentence -- 18 months, 6 served before pardon).
    - nicoffeine 5y ago
      Rich white dudes have a lot of empathy for other rich white dudes.
- inerte 5y ago
  Not similar, but https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-netflix-executive-convicted-receiving-bribes-and-kickbacks-companies-contracting https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-netflix-executiv... I am not really sure if he was arrested yet, or ever.
paxys 5y ago
The only time this happens is when the employee was harming the company in any way (insider trading, selling IP etc). It's pretty obvious who the law favors in these situations.
dekhn 5y ago
I was going to say that Italy convincted David Drummond in absentia but it turns out the sentence was suspended so he wouldn't actually have to go to jail.
syshum 5y ago
Executives only go to jail if 1. They do something to harm the government (i.e Tax evasion) 2. They do something to harm a Rich person 3. They do something to harm another multinational corporation If they just harm a few citizens... the government literally does not care
- BingoAhoy 5y ago
  Laws written by the powerful to serve the powerful. That's American plutocratic Justice for yah. Designed intentionally, just like this Google system of contracted companies.

aemreunal 5y ago

The only one I can think of was Anthony Levandowski for stealing Waymo's trade secrets but he was pardoned a few months later.

wizzwizz4 5y ago
That's not really a similar crime; that's a crime against another corporation.
- sli 5y ago
  Even still, the guy got a pardon after 33 federal charges and pleading guilty to one of them. The average person would never get even a hint of a chance at that (or, frankly, such a tiny sentence -- 18 months, 6 served before pardon).
  - nicoffeine 5y ago
    Rich white dudes have a lot of empathy for other rich white dudes.
inerte 5y ago
Not similar, but https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-netflix-executive-convicted-receiving-bribes-and-kickbacks-companies-contracting https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-netflix-executiv... I am not really sure if he was arrested yet, or ever.

paxys 5y ago

The only time this happens is when the employee was harming the company in any way (insider trading, selling IP etc). It's pretty obvious who the law favors in these situations.

dekhn 5y ago

I was going to say that Italy convincted David Drummond in absentia but it turns out the sentence was suspended so he wouldn't actually have to go to jail.

syshum 5y ago

Executives only go to jail if 1. They do something to harm the government (i.e Tax evasion) 2. They do something to harm a Rich person 3. They do something to harm another multinational corporation If they just harm a few citizens... the government literally does not care

BingoAhoy 5y ago
Laws written by the powerful to serve the powerful. That's American plutocratic Justice for yah. Designed intentionally, just like this Google system of contracted companies.