A Google engineer who stole 14,000 files of trade secrets on self-driving cars before going to work for Uber has been pardoned by President Trump.
Anthony Levandowski, 40, was sentenced to 18 months in prison last August for what a judge called the biggest trade secret crime I have ever seen , although he was not yet in custody.
He was one of 73 people pardoned by Trump on his final day in office, with the White House describing him as a brilliant engineer with talents needed by the country. Mr Levandowski has paid a significant price for his actions and plans to devote his talents to advance the public good, the White House said.
Here are the 143 people Donald Trump pardoned the night before he left office, plus one revealed in his final minutes
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In the final hours of his presidency, Donald Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of 144 people.
The first list, which included 143 names issued the night before Joe Biden s inauguration, included former White House aide