Anthony Levandowski , the ex - Google self-reliant vehicle engineerslapped with 33 chargesof stealing and attempted theft of trade secrets last year , has struck a deal with Uncle Sam to lam with just one guilty plea , per theWall Street Journal .
The Journal publish thatLevandowskiwill plead shamefaced to one commission of theft of swap secret for accessing an update to “ Project Chauffeur , ” Google ’s ego - driving car initiative that was after spun off into a disjoined variance called Waymo . That is a degree 17 offense that comes with a potential prison term of 24 - 30 month in prison , with Levandowski also agreeing to pay Waymo $ 756,499 in indemnity . Prosecutors alleged that Levandowski stoleover 14,000 filesfrom his former employer and theoriginal chargescould have sent him to prison house for 10 years .
“ I download these file with the purpose to apply them for my own personal welfare , and I understand that I was not authorized to take the files for this purpose , ” Levandowski say in the plea agreement seen by theNew York Times .
Anthony Levandowski in 2016, when he still worked for Uber.Photo: Eric Risberg (AP)
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After take cloth from Waymo in 2015 and 2016 , Levandowski started his own society , Ottomotto , which he then sold to Google’scompetitor Uber . A legal battle between Waymo and Uber end in 2018 with a settlement that gave Google$245 million in Uber fund . Levandowski also agreed this month to pay an arbitration award deserving $ 179 million to Google , according to the Journal , and has filed for bankruptcy with “ estimated asset of $ 50 million to $ 100 million and estimated liabilities of $ 100 million to $ 500 million . ” Uberterminated Levandowskiin 2017 and he is contend the company in court over who is on the line for the $ 179 million , according to the Journal .
“ Mr. Levandowski accepts obligation and is looking onwards to resolving this , ” his lawyer , Miles Ehrlich , told the Journal in a statement . “ Mr. Levandowski is a young man with tremendous natural endowment and much to bring to the tight - moving populace of AI and AV and we hope that this plea will provide him to move on with his animation and pore his energy where they matter most . ”
“ Mr. Levandowski ’s hangdog plea in a criminal hearing today brings to an end a seminal case for our troupe and the self - drive industry , and underscores the value of Waymo ’s intellectual property , ” Waymotold the Vergein a statement . “ Through today ’s developments and related case , we are successfully protect our intellectual property as we build the world ’s most experienced driver . ”
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