Apple security boss cleared of bribery charges

Stefan Mileschin · 3rd June 2021, 08:04

Prosecutors didn't have evidence of guns for ipads deal

A court in California dismissed bribery charges against Apple security chief, after saying a key element of the case was "pure speculation" by prosecutors and unsupported by evidence.

A grand jury indicted Apple Chief Security Officer Thomas Moyer and two officers in the Sheriff's Office after prosecutors alleged that he had offered to donate iPads to the Sheriff's Office after a 2019 meeting in exchange for help getting concealed weapons permits to protect Apple executives.

It is illegal to carry a concealed weapon without a permit in California, and county sheriffs have wide discretion over whether to grant them.

Judge Eric S. Geffon of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County found on Tuesday that Moyer had been in talks with the Sheriff's Office about permits for more than a year by the time of the 2019 meeting. By then, Geffon wrote, the evidence suggests Moyer believed the permits were already approved and would be issued soon.

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Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,843	Apple security boss cleared of bribery charges Prosecutors didn't have evidence of guns for ipads deal A court in California dismissed bribery charges against Apple security chief, after saying a key element of the case was "pure speculation" by prosecutors and unsupported by evidence. A grand jury indicted Apple Chief Security Officer Thomas Moyer and two officers in the Sheriff's Office after prosecutors alleged that he had offered to donate iPads to the Sheriff's Office after a 2019 meeting in exchange for help getting concealed weapons permits to protect Apple executives. It is illegal to carry a concealed weapon without a permit in California, and county sheriffs have wide discretion over whether to grant them. Judge Eric S. Geffon of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County found on Tuesday that Moyer had been in talks with the Sheriff's Office about permits for more than a year by the time of the 2019 meeting. By then, Geffon wrote, the evidence suggests Moyer believed the permits were already approved and would be issued soon. https://fudzilla.com/news/52971-appl...ribery-charges

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