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Press Release
For Immediate Release September 14, 2001 |
U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney Northern District of California 11th Floor, Federal Building 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 436-7200 Fax: (415) 436-7234 |
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According to the superseding information and plea agreement, Mr. Ow
copied without authorization computer files relating to the design and
testing of the Merced microprocessor (now known as the Itanium The maximum statutory penalty for a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1832 is 10 years and a fine of $250,000 (or twice the gross gain or gross loss, whichever is greatest). However, the sentence will be dictated by the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of factors, and would be imposed in the discretion of the Court. Mr. Ow also agreed to the criminal forfeiture of his interest in the computer system which was located at his residence and which he used, and intended to use, to commit and facilitate the commission of the copying a trade secret offense. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the High Tech Squad of the San Francisco Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP) Unit of the United States Attorney's Office. Ross W. Nadel, the Chief of the CHIP Unit, is the Assistant U.S. Attorney who prosecuted the case, with the assistance of Lauri Gomez. The new employer to which Ow took the trade secret information has been fully cooperative in assisting the authorities in investigating and prosecuting this case. All press inquiries to the U.S. Attorney's Office should be directed to Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Jacobs at (415) 436-7181 or Elizabeth de la Vega (408) 535-5032. ### |
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