Overview

• In early 2020 Varun Gupta transferred roughly 4,000 confidential Intel files onto portable storage and a Microsoft-issued laptop, including internal pricing strategies and competitor analyses.
• Intel sued him in February 2021 and the parties settled in June 2021 for an estimated $40,000 payment.
• Gupta pleaded guilty in February 2025 to stealing and sharing trade secrets, triggering federal criminal sentencing.
• Prosecutors urged detention after filing that he purposefully and repeatedly used proprietary documents during negotiations against Intel.
• Following his sentence, Gupta moved with his family to France to study vineyard management and plans to work in the wine industry.