EBay and ex-executives to pay $55.7m to couple sent cockroaches in harassment campaign
EBay and ex-executives to pay $55.7m to couple sent cockroaches in harassment campaign.
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EBay and ex-executives to pay $55.7m to couple sent cockroaches in harassment campaign. David and Ina Steiner announced the settlement late on Monday, bringing an end to a case they filed in 2021 in Boston federal court after several former eBay employees were prosecuted for targeting them in a cyberstalking campaign that involved sending the couple cockroaches, fly larvae and a bloody Halloween pig mask. In 2024, eBay Inc. itself agreed to pay a $3 million criminal penalty under a deferred prosecution agreement with federal authorities.
Furthermore, Federal prosecutors detailed the harassment, which included anonymous deliveries of items like live cockroaches and spiders, a funeral wreath, and a bloody pig face mask to the couple’s home.
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EBay and ex-executives to pay $55.7m to couple sent cockroaches in harassment campaign.
reliability moderate2/4 sourcesDavid and Ina Steiner announced the settlement late on Monday, bringing an end to a case they filed in 2021 in Boston federal court after several former eBay employees were prosecuted for targeting them in a cyberstalking campaign that involved sending the couple cockroaches, fly larvae and a bloody Halloween pig mask.
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In 2024, eBay Inc. itself agreed to pay a $3 million criminal penalty under a deferred prosecution agreement with federal authorities.
according to The IndependentFederal prosecutors detailed the harassment, which included anonymous deliveries of items like live cockroaches and spiders, a funeral wreath, and a bloody pig face mask to the couple’s home.
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