NY jury finds ex-Goldman programer Aleynikov guilty of code theft

A jury on Friday convicted a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc programer of stealing the investment bank's high-frequency trading code. The jury said it had reached a split decision, finding Sergey Aleynikov guilty on only one count of stealing "secret scientific material" from Goldman. They were unable to reach a verdict on another similar count and acquitted Aleynikov on a count of unlawful duplication. Aleynikov's lawyer, Kevin Marino, said earlier that his client faced between 1-1/2 years and 4 years if found guilty on any of the three counts.

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