[LINK] expensive IP offence

[Jan Whitaker]

Be careful out there:

Ex-Coke Secretary Gets 8 Years in Prison
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070523/coca-cola-trade-secrets
HARRY R. WEBER  |  AP  |  May 23, 2007 06:29 PM EST

ATLANTA — A federal judge ignored a former 
Coca-Cola secretary's plea for mercy Wednesday 
and sentenced her to eight years in prison for 
conspiring to steal trade secrets from the world's largest beverage maker.

U.S. District Judge J. Owen Forrester told Joya 
Williams, 42, that he was giving her a longer 
sentence than recommended by federal prosecutors 
and sentencing guidelines because, "This is the 
kind of offense that cannot be tolerated in our society."

Williams had faced up to 10 years in prison on 
the single conspiracy charge in a failed scheme 
to sell Coke's trade secrets to rival PepsiCo Inc. for at least $1.5 million.

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