Ex-Microsoft Engineer Used Bitcoin to Help Embezzle Millions From Tech Giant

From coindesk.com

A U.S. court has found a former Microsoft software engineer guilty of embezzling millions of dollars and turning it into bitcoin to fund a life of luxury. Volodymyr Kvashuk, 25, was convicted Tuesday by the U.S. District Court in Seattle of 18 separate federal felonies that defrauded Microsoft out of a total of $10 million, according to a statement from the Department of Justice. A Ukrainian citizen based in the town of Renton, Washington, Kvashuk worked full-time for Microsoft from 2016 to 2018. Involved in developing and testing the company's online retail sales platform, he used his account access to steal what is ... (full story)