Paul Devine

Paul Shin Devine (born December 1972) is a former global operations manager who was imprisoned for his role in leaking product information from Apple Inc.

Early life and education
According to a court memo, Devine's Korean father was described as a drunk who left his mother during his childhood, leading to economic insecurity. However, Devine graduated from the in 1996 and the  in 2005.

Career
In 1998, Devine joined, a testing equipment manufacturer in founded by  graduates  and.

Apple
In 2005, Devine joined Apple Computer, where he became senior operations manager of the iPod division. In 2007, Devine began sharing inside information about upcoming products with foreign accessory manufacturers, such as Kaedar Electronics Co. of China, Jin Li Mould Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. of Singapore, and Creslyn Co. of South Korea. The information was "lightly coded" in emails sent through and  accounts in exchange for financial kickbacks deposited in international accounts, some in his wife's name and others through a shell company named CPK Engineering. The secret arrangement was discovered when Devine used his work computer to send the emails. This led to him being fired and sued by Apple in 2010.

Arrest and conviction
Devine was arrested by the ; he and co-conspirator Andrew Ang were federally indicted in August 2010 for wire fraud and money laundering. During the investigation, agents found $150,000 stuffed into shoeboxes at Devine's home in Sunnyvale, California. In 2011, he pled guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy, forfeiting $2.3 million he had gained. He also sold his 2005 as part of restitution. Devine's potential prison sentence of 20 years was reduced to 1 year after he had cooperated with investigators.