Rothberg, Boyanovsky, Riley and Augustine allegedly agreed that Intel employees would be given access to the software available on Sentinel in exchange for sending Intel hardware to the site operators in Canada to expand Sentinel s storage capacity. Without Intel s knowledge or consent, Augustine allegedly assembled the hardware and shipped it in December 1998, at Intel s expense, to Canada, and Geissberger allegedly assisted with clearing the shipment through Canadian customs. Once Sentinel was operating with its expanded storage capacity, the Intel defendants obtained accounts that allowed them to access pirated software and defendant Gene Tacy allegedly configured and servers within Intel to make the software available to other employees. Mr. Lassar and Ms. McChesney commended the cooperation of the Canadian government, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the University of Sherbrooke. The government is being represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lisa Griffin.
Restitution is mandatory.
The Court, however, would determine the appropriate sentence to be imposed under the United States Sentencing Guidelines. The public is reminded that an indictment contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent and are entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.