Examples of Corporate Espionage
In 2000, Larry Ellison, the head of Oracle, wanted to reveal its rival Microsoft’s funding of certain special interest groups. Oracle hired an investigative agency called Investigative Group International to do the digging. In the process, the agency allegedly bribed cleaning staff to get their hands on important documents. They also offered to buy the office trash of a pro-Microsoft advocacy group in hopes of uncovering any financial links between the company and independent allies. Other investigative groups agreed that although poor ethics did come into play, no legal lines had been crossed.
In 1997, while working a product design contract for Gillette via Wright Industries, engineer Steven Louis Davis faxed and emailed drawings of Gillette’s newest razor designs to some of its rival companies. As the transmissions weren’t secure, when caught, Davis pled guilty to theft and fraud. In 1998 he was sentenced to 27 months in prison. He admitted he stole the information because he was angry with this boss. As severe as his crime was, Davis’ corporate espionage defense attorney did what he could to make sure his client did not spend a lifetime behind bars. Our corporate espionage defense attorneys at Okabe & Haushalter work just as diligently, or even more so to make sure you get the best representation possible for the situation you are in.
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