eBay fined $3M for cyberstalking and harassment of Natick couple
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eBay Inc. has been criminally charged and ordered to pay a $3 million fine for a harassment campaign against a Massachusetts couple, involving the sending of live spiders, cockroaches, and other disturbing items to their home by employees. The company was charged with stalking, witness tampering, and obstruction of justice, with several employees already prosecuted in the scheme. The harassment was reportedly aimed at silencing the couple's reporting through their online newsletter, and involved threatening messages, upsetting deliveries, and even an attempt to install a GPS tracker on their car.
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