Levandowski had worked at Googles self-driving car unit, which was later rebranded as Waymo.
All of us have the right to change jobs, U.S. Attorney David Andersonsaid in a statement.
He added: None of us has the right to fill our pockets on the way out the door.
Theft is not innovation.
Levandowski surrendered himself in at the San Jose courthouse on Tuesday morning.
He pleaded not guilty to all counts at his arraignment on Tuesday afternoon.
However, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the U.S.
Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C.
Levandowskis attorneys issued a statement on his behalf stating that he stole nothing and is innocent of the charges.
For more than a decade, Anthony Levandowski has been an industry-leading innovator in self-driving technologies.
He didnt steal anything, from anyone, the statement reads.
None of these supposedly secret files ever went to Uber or to any other company.
Anthony is innocent, and we look forward to proving it at trial.
source: www.techworm.net
