Six former eBay employees are facing charges involving a bizarre cyberstalking campaign that authorities say targeted a Massachusetts couple who published a newsletter that was critical of the e-commerce site.
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District Attorney for Massachusetts Andrew E. Lelling announces charges of conspiracy to commit cyberstalking and witness tampering against six former eBay Inc., executives, at the John J. Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston, June 15, 2020. . Shortly after, two members of eBay's leadership team"sent or forwarded text messages suggesting that it was time to 'take down' the newsletter's editor," the statement added.
In addition to sending the disturbing deliveries, the employees also allegedly took to Twitter to criticize the newsletter and send messages threatening to visit the couple. They also allegedly covertly surveilled the victims in their homes and communities.
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