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Re:Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade aut... by j2kun on Thursday May 04, 2017 @08:07PM (#14270050)
I was under the impression it's illegal to intentionally mislead any federal employee, subpoena or not, in any communication whatsoever. Whether it's the "right" way or not, it seems like an API counts as a form of communication.
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Re:Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade aut... by philip1209 on Thursday May 04, 2017 @08:15PM (#14270099)
State laws are not enforced by federal officials though, correct?
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Re:Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade aut... by openasocket on Thursday May 04, 2017 @08:23PM (#14270155)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corru...

RICO gives federal jurisdiction over cases of interstate entities committing obstruction of justice.

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Re:Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade aut... by sandworm101 on Thursday May 04, 2017 @08:20PM (#14270132)
No, but they can investigate where there is the possibility of conspiracies. Basically everything Uber does involves the flow of data across state lines and the feds can investigate otherwise state crimes that cross multiple states. This is what Uber needs to really worry about:

"If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both."

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/371

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