Uber probed by NJ AG over handling of sexual assaults, NY Times reports

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin is investigating the frequency of sexual violence during Uber (UBER) rides and whether Uber has misrepresented the safety of its service, The New York Times’ Emily Steel reports. The probe is at the beginning stages, according to two people with knowledge of the inquiry, who add that the attorney general’s office issued a subpoena to Uber in September seeking internal data about sexual assaults and sexual misconduct, including information about training policies and the actions the company did and did not take to address incidents. The inquiry is focused on whether Uber committed consumer fraud, looking at whether the ways the company promoted safety and consumer safeguards diverged from what its users actually experienced, the people say.