Former Apple employee faces criminal charges over trade secrets leak"...will and hereby does move to stay this civil action pending resolution of related criminal proceedings..."
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A former Apple employee is facing criminal charges for leaking trade secrets.
Simon Lancaster allegedly leaked trade secrets to the media.
He has asked a civil suit against him be suspended whilst criminal proceedings take place.
A former Apple employee who faces a civil lawsuit over allegations of leaking trade secrets is also now facing a criminal investigation.
As noted by 9to5Mac, Simon Lancaster has filed for a stay of civil proceedings against him now that a criminal investigation is underway.
The motion says that both actions proceedings would put Lancaster "in the untenable position of having to choose between exercising his constitutional right against self-incrimination and defending himself in the civil action."
Lancaster is being sued by Apple over claims he purposefully accessed sensitive information and sold it to a media outlet. ...
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Former Apple employee faces criminal charges over trade secrets leak
