FlickrThe former Morgan Stanley employee who stole data from 900 of the firm's wealth management client and posted them on the internet has come out with a statement.
Galen Marsh is "extremely sorry for his conduct," his lawyer told Michael J. Moore for Bloomberg Businessweek.
His lawyer also insisted that Marsh did not intend to profit off of the act.
"Mr. Marsh did not sell nor ever intend to sell any account information whatsoever," his lawyer said in a phone interview. "He did not post the information online. He did not share any account information with anymore nor use it for any financial gain. He is devastated by what has occurred and is extremely sorry for his conduct," his lawyer continued.
He did not say why Marsh stole the data.
Morgan Stanley announced on Monday that the firm fired a an employee, Marsh, who stole data from 900 of the firm's wealth management clients, and then posted them on the internet.
"While there is no evidence of any economic loss to any client, it has been determined that certain account information of approximately 900 clients, including names and numbers, was briefly posted on the Internet," Morgan Stanley said in a stated.
Information for as many as 350,000 wealth-management clients was stolen, reports Bloomberg. The firm detected account information for 900 of them on an external website.