Add InterestFederal prosecutors are investigating allegations that Uber deployed an espionage team to plunder trade secrets from its rivals. The probe under way at the U.S. Justice Department centers on a 37-page letter that described allegations made by Richard Jacobs, Uber's former manager of global intelligence. "It is possible that he has been bought off by Uber," Alsup said of Jacobs at one point during Tuesday's drama. Gonzalez repeatedly tried to persuade Alsup that the allegations in Jacobs' letter had nothing to do with Waymo's case against Uber. "There is a 50-50 chance that this is going to turn out very bad for Uber," Alsup said.

Source: ABC News November 28, 2017 17:30 UTC