This morning, I had a couple different people point me in the direction of this story from the London Telegraph:
"Executive Faces Jail After Dumping Laptop in Pond"
It seems that, while switching jobs, Euan Nicolson breached the terms of his contract by working hard to bring a large client to his new employer. when the client went with him, red flags were raised. After being ordered not to "destroy, tamper with or control" any personal computers or other similar devices, Mr. Nicoloson's calculated response was to throw his computer and some memory sticks into a nearby river. Unfortunately, the computer was recovered and he later admitted to the tampering.
He faces the potential for jail time. You can read the full article at the link above.