Sergey Aleynikov, Goldman Programmer Accused Of Code Theft, Faces New Charges

New Twist In Case Against Ex-Goldman Staffer Accused Of Stealing Code
Sergey Aleynikov exits Manhattan federal court Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in New York, The unusually speedy mandate from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan will result in freedom for Aleynikov, who was sentenced in March to more than eight years in prison. He was convicted in December 2010 of stealing trade secrets and transporting stolen property in interstate and foreign commerce. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
Sergey Aleynikov exits Manhattan federal court Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in New York, The unusually speedy mandate from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan will result in freedom for Aleynikov, who was sentenced in March to more than eight years in prison. He was convicted in December 2010 of stealing trade secrets and transporting stolen property in interstate and foreign commerce. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc computer programmer who was cleared of federal charges in February faces new charges of illegally using and copying the firm's high-frequency trading code, according to an arrest warrant filed in Manhattan criminal court.

The charges, brought by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, are a new twist in a case first brought by U.S. federal prosecutors in July 2009.

The programmer, Sergey Aleynikov, was found guilty at trial in December 2010 of theft of trade secrets. A U.S. appeals court reversed his conviction and he was released from prison in February after serving nearly one year of an eight-year sentence.

The felony arrest warrant, dated last week and signed by an FBI agent, charges Aleynikov with "unlawful use of secret scientific material" and "unlawful duplication of computer related material."

Aleynikov's lawyer, Kevin Marino, told Reuters on Thursday that "we look forward to vigorously defending Mr. Aleynikov against these false charges." (Reporting By Grant McCool; Editing by Martha Graybow; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

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