By Samuel Rubenfeld
A New York judge rejected a request by prosecutors to delay the
trial of a former Goldman Sachs programmer who has been charged
with the alleged theft of the investment bank's secret computer
code.
Prosecutors, in a hearing, cited witness availability and a lack
of readiness for bringing the case against Sergey Aleynikov as a
reason for the proposed delay.
Judge Daniel Conviser said he didn't understand why prosecutors
weren't ready despite a firm date set for trial.
Kevin Marino, a lawyer for Mr. Aleynikov, called the
government's request, "outrageous."
He was initially arrested and charged by federal authorities in
2009 for allegedly stealing Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s secret
high-frequency-trading computer code. He was convicted in 2010,
imprisoned for a year, acquitted on appeal, and then rearrested on
state charges in 2012.
Mr. Aleynikov has the denied the charges and pleaded not
guilty.
Mr. Marino read out a transcript from a December hearing in
which prosecutors had proposed an April 1 trial date, and noted
that at a March hearing prosecutors didn't indicate any issues of
witness availability.
The hearing continues later Wednesday.
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