‘Office Space’ movie gave Zulily engineer a blueprint for financial fraud, prosecutors allege

A former Zulily software engineer allegedly stole more than $300,000 from the company through multiple schemes, including one inspired by the 1999 movie “Office Space,” according to new charging documents filed by prosecutors. No, the alleged fraud didn’t involve a red stapler, or smashing printers in a field. Instead, prosecutors say, the ex-employee altered the Seattle-based e-commerce company’s code to divert shipping fees from Zulily customer purchases to a Stripe account that he controlled.