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Former Auburn Staffer Arrested for Leaking Trade Secrets
Confirmed
In Short: David Rudolph Jenrath, 24, turned himself in to Auburn Police on Monday, Sept. 25, after being charged with theft of trade secrets and computer tampering.
David Rudolph Jenrath, 24, turned himself in to Auburn Police on Monday, Sept. 25, after being charged with theft of trade secrets and computer tampering. Investigators allege that while employed by Auburn, Jenrath retained and transmitted confidential recruiting information to competing schools without consent.
The computer tampering charge accuses Jenrath of disclosing, using, controlling, or taking computer programs and data with the intent to harass Auburn University Athletics by disclosing trade secrets to their opponents.
Jenrath, a Franklin, Tennessee native and now a student at Tennessee, reportedly acted as a turncoat, leaking proprietary information to rivals who then alerted Auburn to the breach.
The arrest came after someone within the Auburn athletics department reported that sensitive information had been taken and given to opposing teams, leading to the investigation and subsequent charges.
Jenrath's actions have raised concerns about the security of trade secrets in college athletics and the potential for internal leaks to disrupt competitive balance.
What's confirmed
- Investigators identified Jenrath as the suspect and obtained warrants. Charging documents allege that while employed by Auburn, Jenrath retained confidential athletics information and transmitted those trade secrets without consent.
- Football Scoop — A former Auburn football staffer is in jail this week on felony charges that he stole the program’s trade secrets and sent confidential recruiting information to competing schools — a development that landed four days before the Tigers visit Tennessee. David Rudolph Jenrath, 24, of Franklin, Tennessee, turned himself in to the Auburn Police Department on Monday, Sept.
- He is charged with theft of trade secrets and computer tampering, both felonies.Police say the case originated from a report at the 300 block of South Donahue Drive, the address of the Auburn Athletics Department, that sensitive information had been taken and distributed to competitors.
- The computer-tampering charge accuses him of disclosing, using, controlling or taking computer programs and data “with the intent to harass Auburn University Athletics by disclosing trade secrets of Auburn University Athletics to their opponents.” What a story.
- Here is the APD release on the arrest of David Jenrath: https://t.co/VrN47vMmAQ A former Auburn employee now enrolled at Tennessee per his LinkedIn, he is charged with stealing trade secrets and computer tampering, on the week of the Auburn-Tennessee football game. pic.twitter.com/tFIEraFViV According to police, someone within the Auburn athletics department reported that sensitive information had been taken and given to opposing teams.
- Auburn police arrested former Auburn football staffer David Rudolph Jenrath on Monday on felony charges of theft of trade secrets and computer tampering after he allegedly shared Auburn's recruiting plans with up to 11 other schools, CBS Sports has learned.
What's still developing
- A low-level Auburn staffer — now a student at Tennessee — seemingly went rogue in a turncoat operation against the Tigers, only for the schools he leaked information to turn right around and let Auburn know they had a criminal traitor in their midst.
- Former Auburn Tigers football staffer David Rudolph Jenrath turned himself in to local police on Monday and is facing a pair of felony charges after allegedly sharing proprietary info with the Tennessee Volunteers ahead of their SEC showdown on Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
- A former Auburn football staff member has been accused of stealing trade secrets from the Tigers and sending them to their competitors, according to court records.
- Auburn head coach Alex Golesh is a former Tennessee offensive coordinator; several current Tigers staffers also have Vols ties.