Uber Under Criminal Investigation, Justice Dept. Confirms in Letter to Court
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Uber Under Criminal Investigation, Justice Dept. Confirms in Letter to Court
In the letter, dated Nov. 22, the department informed the judge
that there was additional evidence that Uber had not turned over in the case, referring to claims from Richard Jacobs, a former Uber employee, that Uber had been secretly gathering intelligence on competitors.
As part of the case, the Department of Justice submitted to the judge, William Alsup, the letter that was made public on Wednesday.
The document, which was submitted by the United States attorney’s office in the northern district of California, does not specify what the agency is investigating,
but it is the first public confirmation by the Department of Justice of a federal inquiry into the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company.
“In the course of a United States’ pending criminal investigation, the government
interviewed a former Uber employee named Richard Jacobs,” said the letter.
Mr. Jacobs appeared in court last month to testify about his evidence, which he had written in a letter to Uber executives.
SAN FRANCISCO — Federal investigators are pursuing at least one criminal investigation into Uber, according to a court document released on Wednesday.
In the letter, dated Nov. 22, the department informed the judge
that there was additional evidence that Uber had not turned over in the case, referring to claims from Richard Jacobs, a former Uber employee, that Uber had been secretly gathering intelligence on competitors.
As part of the case, the Department of Justice submitted to the judge, William Alsup, the letter that was made public on Wednesday.
The document, which was submitted by the United States attorney’s office in the northern district of California, does not specify what the agency is investigating,
but it is the first public confirmation by the Department of Justice of a federal inquiry into the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company.
“In the course of a United States’ pending criminal investigation, the government
interviewed a former Uber employee named Richard Jacobs,” said the letter.
Mr. Jacobs appeared in court last month to testify about his evidence, which he had written in a letter to Uber executives.
SAN FRANCISCO — Federal investigators are pursuing at least one criminal investigation into Uber, according to a court document released on Wednesday.