PORTLAND, Ore. — A former Intel engineer was sentenced to two years probation for stealing trade secrets and using them while employed at Microsoft, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon said.
Varun Gupta was employed at Intel from July 2010 to January 2020, according to court documents. He announced his intent to resign in early January 2020 and take a job with Microsoft. While still employed at Intel, Gupta downloaded about 4,000 files, which included trade secrets and proprietary materials, from his work computer to personal portable hard drives, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.
While working for Microsoft, between February and July 2020, Gupta accessed and used information during ongoing negotiations with Intel regarding chip purchases, according to a sentencing memo. Some of the information containing trade secrets included a PowerPoint presentation that referenced Intel’s pricing strategy with another major customer, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon in a sentencing memo…