Uber, judge skeptical of Levandowski’s tactics to protect wealth from creditors

Uber, Judge accuse Levandowski of protecting wealth

Despite a last-minute pardon by former President Donald Trump in his criminal case, tech pioneer Anthony Levandowski’s legal woes continue after he was forced to file for bankruptcy protection on the same day he was ordered to pay Google $179 million in a contract dispute last year.

Uber is now taking issue with the proposed terms of his bankruptcy, claiming he used “legally dubious techniques to shelter his wealth from creditors,” according to an Ars Technica article published earlier Thursday.

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Prosecutors recommend prison for former Uber exec who stole trade secrets

Former Uber executive Anthony Levandowski is scheduled to be sentenced on August 4.

Federal prosecutors have recommended a 27-month prison sentence for Anthony Levandowski, the former head of Uber’s self-driving division, as well as three years of supervised release.

Levandowski pleaded guilty in March to one count of stealing Google trade secrets after he was originally charged with 33 counts of intellectual theft and attempted theft of trade secrets from self-driving startup Waymo in August 2019. 

Levandowski’s attorney countered that he deserves up to one year of home...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/prosecutors-recommend-prison-for-former-uber-exec-who-stole-trade-secrets

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