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A shorter explanation of the fraud without as much info on the fraudster's personality and personal history: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/p/articleshow/1
by hollerith 2y ago
A shorter explanation of the fraud without as much info on the fraudster's personality and personal history: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/p/articleshow/111666866.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/p/articleshow/111666866....
TLDR is she stole peoples' identities to make Uber driver accounts and then rented those accounts to people that couldn’t legally be Uber drivers. Made a bunch of money (~750k). got fined 20k and 3 years in prison.
- rasz 2y agoStealing identity is what they charged her with, but the real crime was enabling untraceable people work in a position of public trust. >247 rape reports in 2019 >141 rape reports in 2020 >5981 sexual assault incidents in 2017-2018 >3824 reports of sexual assault from 2019 to 2020 >10000 sexual assault complaints from 2017 to 2020. > contributing factor is the lack of thorough background checks for Uber drivers. While Uber claims to conduct background checks on their drivers, there have been instances where individuals with criminal records or prior convictions have slipped through the cracks. Strengthening the screening process and regularly updating the background checks could significantly reduce the risk of sexual assault incidents. I dont care if Uber bleeds $Billion more of VC money on signup bonuses for fake new accounts, but I do care about who delivers my open container food.