Levandowski gets 18 months in prison for stealing Google files

Fall of the entitled tech bro? Levandowski’s brazen download of more than 14,000 Google files to his personal laptop before leaving the company and while negotiating a deal with Uber, where he briefly led its self-driving car unit, speaks to his sense of entitlement and belief that he would get away with stealing trade secrets. — Reuters

OAKLAND, California: A US judge on Aug 4 sentenced former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski to 18 months in prison for stealing a trade secret from Google related to self-driving cars months before becoming the head of Uber Technologies Inc’s rival unit.

US District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco said Levandowski, who was convicted on Aug 4 following a March plea agreement, could enter custody once the Covid-19 pandemic has subsided.