Ex-Goldman "Code-Thief" Aleynikov Freed; Appeals Panel Highlights Sham Federal Prosecution

``During oral arguments yesterday, the three-judge appeals panel criticized the government's application of the espionage act to Aleynikov's actions, asking the prosecutor how the crime occurred and how it affected commerce... Marino argued that the trial judge had "bent over backward" to let the government apply the espionage statute and argued the case should have been prosecuted in state court.''