Man ordered to pay Microsoft $9.4 million
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
A former southwest Washington man was sentenced Wednesday to pay $9.4 million in restitution to Microsoft and serve five years in prison for illegal trafficking in the company's software.
Scott Laney, 35, pleaded guilty to money laundering and counterfeiting conspiracy charges. The scheme involved acquiring Microsoft programs at cut rates -- in some cases from employees who were abusing the company's internal ordering system -- and reselling them with falsified labels, documents and licenses that boosted their value.