Livermore Man Stole Over $535K Of Company Laptops: DOJ

LIVERMORE, CA — A Livermore man pleaded guilty to selling over $535,000 worth of laptops stolen from his employer, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Halvorsen worked as the Senior Director of Information Technology for a cloud-based machine data analytics company, according to the Justice Department. His role required him to order MacBooks for company employees, and in November 2019, he began stealing laptops he ordered and selling them for cash. An intermediary then shipped them to buyers outside California.

Halvorsen pleaded guilty to stealing and selling at least 141 MacBooks, worth over $535,000, the Justice Department said.

Halvorsen will be sentenced in April. He could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.