Wrongly accused Bay Area tech workers say feds put them through ‘hell’ in failed Fitbit case

Rosario was indicted in federal court in San Jose along with five other workers who had left Jawbone for Fitbit, all charged with possessing stolen Jawbone documents, even though they were eventually found not guilty. — TNS

Ana Rosario was at home in Pacifica when two men in dark suits came to her door. They were US federal agents, and they wanted to talk to her about her move from one Bay Area technology company to another.

She was told she was under investigation for possibly possessing stolen trade secrets belonging to her previous employer, now-defunct wearable-devices firm Jawbone, and bringing them to her new employer, rival company Fitbit.