Re: Microsoft employee busted for stealing software

[Neil Palmer <neilp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

They must be very swift in Redmond - no doubt running their own software 
for processing orders.  He ordered $17 million worth of software for 
"personal use" before they clued in ?  Of course it probably means 
Microsoft valued the software at $17 million, but it was probably only 
worth about $25 - especially if he stole their order processing software. 
:-)



ANOTHER MS EMPLOYEE BUSTED FOR STEALING SOFTWARE

Posted June 25, 2003 4:40 AM Pacific Time

A former Microsoft employee was arrested Monday for allegedly
ordering software using Microsoft's internal purchasing
system and selling it for personal gain.

Richard Gregg, 43, of Bellevue, Wash., is accused of ordering
software worth $17 million and selling it or otherwise
disposing of it and keeping the proceeds, instead of using
the software for business purposes, the office of the U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington said in a
statement.

For the full story:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/06/25/HNmsstealing_1.html