"In addition, the secretary of the treasury is designating two Russian individuals for using cyber-enabled means to cause misappropriation of funds and personal identifying information".
In addition, the Secretary of the Treasury is designating two Russian individuals for using cyber-enabled means to cause misappropriation of funds and personal identifying information," President Obama said in a statement.
She added: "The expenditure incurred by the state … went beyond what was reasonably required for the president's security, was unconsciously excessive and caused a misappropriation of funds... Some of these measures can be legitimately classified as unlawful and the acts involved constitute improper conduct and maladministration".
"(E) tampering with, altering, or causing a misappropriation of information with the purpose or effect of interfering with or undermining election processes or institutions;".
Remarkably, the new U.S. sanctions target many of the same organizations and individuals named in recent indictments by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, including the Internet Research Agency which "tampered with, altered, or caused a misappropriation of information with the purpose or effect of interfering with or undermining election processes and institutions".
Among the many causes of action: misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, breach of the duty of loyalty, tortious interference with contracts, tortious interference with existing and prospective economic advantage and unfair competition.
However, in June 1997 SyQuest slapped Castlewood with a lawsuit for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, constructive trust and other causes of action.
DirecTV also sued DNS on grounds of fraud and misappropriation of trade secrets.
Perhaps not, but applying such a high threshold to employee misconduct could overlook a significant case of fraud or misappropriation.
RIM recently filed its fourth lawsuit against GT, alleging misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract, among other charges.
The causes of action include Fraud and Deceit, Misappropriation of Business Ideas, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Unfair Competitition and Violations of the Lanham Act.
