Don't mess with Bill !!!!!!!!!

[pickel]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech....ap/index.html

Gregg faces 31 counts of mail fraud and 31 counts of computer fraud. Each mail fraud count carries maximum penalties of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Each computer fraud count carries maximum penalties of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

[Knothead]

Gregg, a former project coordinator for Windows development, is accused of ordering software with a retail value of $17 million through the company's internal software ordering system and then reselling it.
Employees do not buy the software, which is intended for use at their jobs.

I disunderstand...if the guy was a Project Coordinator for M$, then it would seem he'd be ordering every bit of software he could, to analyze it and keep up with the competition as part of his job...maybe he was black-marketing M$ software?

Then, I would understand, but why are the penalties so HARSH?

Heck, he'd have done better just shooting Gates in the head and robbing his petty cash. That's only 7 to 10 (with a hot criminal attorney...)

[wju425]

Unbelievable. Microsoft hires you (hard as hell to get in), pays you good, lets you work flexible hours, gives you a piece of stock and you screw up it all up by stealing. Ain't worth it.

\o/ Billy