4- Andy has worked as a salesperson at a company for three years. He was recently passed over for a managerial job and is very unhappy with the company. Andy tells his coworkers how much he hates working there and that he is going to leave and get a job with one of the company’s competitors. One day Andy emails to his personal email address the company’s customer list, secret formula, and other confidential business documents. The company is alerted to the messages by their IT department. The company contacts the police and they arrest Andy and confiscate his home computer. (a) What crime has Andy committed? (b) Will the court find Andy guilty? Why or why not?

Andy has worked as a salesperson at a company for three years.  He was recently passed over for a managerial job and is very unhappy with the company.  Andy tells his coworkers how much he hates working there and that he is going to leave and get a job with one of the company’s competitors.  One day Andy emails to his personal email address the company’s customer list, secret formula, and other confidential business documents.  The company is alerted to the messages by their IT department.  The company contacts the police and they arrest Andy and confiscate his home computer.  (a)  What crime has Andy committed?  (b) Will the court find Andy guilty?  Why or why not?