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09/29 14:50 CDT Former Auburn staffer faces felony charges for allegedly
stealing and sharing trade secrets
Former Auburn staffer faces felony charges for allegedly stealing and sharing
trade secrets
By HAMPTON LANE
Associated Press
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) --- A former Auburn staffer has been arrested on charges of
stealing trade secrets from the football program and sending them to
competitors, according to court records.
David Rudolph Jenrath, 24, turned himself into authorities Monday and was
charged with two felonies: theft of trade secrets and computer tampering. He is
being held on $15,000 bond at the Lee County Jail in Auburn, Alabama, according
to police.
A news release issued Tuesday by the Auburn Police Department said a "business
reported that sensitive information was stolen from the business and
distributed to their competitors. The business reported that one of their
competitors received the information and turned it over to them."
It's unclear which schools received the stolen information. A complaint alleges
that the incident occurred on July 19 at the Auburn Athletics Complex.
Jenrath's profile on LinkedIn, which has now been removed, said he worked for
the Auburn football program as a player personnel scouting assistant from
January through June. His focus was on running backs and special teams.
His profile said his duties included evaluating high school and transfer-portal
prospects, preparing scouting reports and recruiting summaries, assisting with
opponent scouting and maintaining recruiting databases. His profile also said
he was an applied artificial intelligence/sports analytics student at the
University of Tennessee.
Auburn plays at Tennessee on Saturday.
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