Not as outrageous as it may seem. From New York Times’ Dealbook: A former Goldman Sachs
programmer charged a second time with stealing valuable computer code from the
investment bank is fighting back, demanding that his former employer cover his
mounting legal fees.
On Tuesday, the programmer, Sergey Aleynikov, sued Goldman
in Federal District Court in New Jersey. He wants the financial firm to pay for
the nearly $2.4 million in costs he has racked up defending himself in both an
overturned federal case and a pending state proceeding by the Manhattan
district attorney.
Those costs are likely to grow as the case by the district
attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., progresses. A grand jury has handed up an
indictment, and Mr. Aleynikov is expected to be arraigned on Thursday,
according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, who spoke on
condition of anonymity because the grand jury’s actions are private until the
arraignment. Mr. Aleynikov’s lawyer, Kevin H. Marino, has requested a
$500,000 retainer fee as he and his partners at Marino, Tortorella & Boyle in
Chatham, N.J., prepare Mr. Aleynikov’s defense….
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