US appeals court won't revisit conviction of former Uber security chief
By Maria Dinzeo ( November 12, 2025, 21:35 GMT | Insight) -- A federal appeals court declined to grant a full rehearing to former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan, leaving intact his obstruction and misprision convictions for concealing a 2016 data breach from the US Federal Trade Commission during an ongoing investigation.The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday declined to grant a full-court rehearing to former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan, leaving in place his conviction for obstruction and misprision for concealing a 2016 data breach from the US Federal Trade Commission during an active investigation into its security practices....
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