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adamvjackson
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AlecStaar
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2003-02-12 17:16:18
Did "King Billy" & his crew/henchmen lay down the smack here... or what?
(Just being wise-guy, not serious...)
* I cannot read the page for some ODD reason, so I cannot get the full details...
APK
P.S.=> Sorry to hear anyone died really, but what happened exactly? apk
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Four and Twenty
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2003-02-12 17:40:49
Microsoft software thief dies unexpectedly aged 32
Cause of death unknown...
A former Microsoft employee who was fired - and subsequently arrested - for stealing more than $9m worth of software from the company has died unexpectedly, aged just 32.
Daniel Feussner had been released on bail pending his trial for theft but was taken ill late last week. He died as a result of multiple organ failure although the cause of the illness has not yet been ascertained. A full investigation into Feussner's sudden death is currently being carried out.
It is alleged that Feussner stole from his former employer to fund a lavish lifestyle which saw him spend vast amounts of money on sports cars including a Ferrari and a Jaguar, as well as buying diamond rings, a Rolex watch and even a 51-foot yacht.
Feussner was sacked by Microsoft, following an investigation by the FBI, for selling software intended for internal use on the black market. The applications he was charged with selling illegally included SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition, Visual Studio and Windows 2000.
Despite such alleged misdeeds Feussner was not coy about displaying the trappings of his lavish lifestyle - even setting up a personal website to show off his expensive possessions.
It is thought his lavish lifestyle was one of the first things to betray the fact that Feussner may have had other, less legitimate, sources of income above and beyond his Microsoft salary.
Will Sturgeon
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AlecStaar
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2003-02-12 17:56:40
Sounds like he was quite the "hustler" type... lots of those out there, he's small potatoes to the likes of the mgt. of Tyco & Enron though!
(Not big enough to buy his way out, his mistake, & secondly being so "LOUD" about it...)
* Still, don't like hearing he kicked the proverbial bucket...
APK
P.S.=> I know a few guys at MS @ their homebase in Redmond now (and from the past who may still be there) personally, & could find out more but... well, I think I heard enough here already. Thanks for posting that... apk
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CyberGenX
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2003-02-12 18:01:11
Multiple organ failure is usually a result of poisoning. He must've ****ed off the wrong person.
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DosFreak
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 2003-02-12 18:28:45
or his buyer's didn't want a rat. 
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AlecStaar
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2003-02-19 12:32:12
"or his buyer's didn't want a rat. "
Heh, sounds like "The Sopranos" almost... worse actually!
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(Mixed emotions...)
* It's a SCARY world out there, you take your risks... some risks are not worth the taking if you ask me! I'd rather be happy, poor, & alive than rich & not being able to sleep @ nite!
APK
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