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Trump pardoned ex-Google engineer Anthony Levandowski, who faced 18 months in prison for stealing trade secrets before working for Uber

Anthony Levandowski appears in court after being indicted on 33 counts of trade secret theft and attempted trade secret theft.Donlad Trump has pardoned an ex-Google engineer facing 18 months in prison for stealing trade secrets. Silicon Valley heavyweights including PayPal cofounder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel pushed forA former Google engineer facing prison for stealing trade secrets is among a long list of individuals granted last-minute pardons by outgoing US President Donald Trump.

In a tweet, Levandowski wrote: "My family and I are grateful for the opportunity to move forward, and thankful to the President and others who supported and advocated on my behalf." The move was supported by several entrepreneurial heavyweights, including venture capitalist Peter Thiel and CAA founder Michael Ovitz, and Oculus founder Palmer Luckey.

 

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He definitely paid the $2 M for a pardon.

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