Couple Stalked by eBay Settle for $56M

(nytimes.com)

15 points | by apparent 9 hours ago ago

7 comments

  • apparent 8 hours ago ago

    > The Steiners were bombarded with anonymous material including deliveries of live cockroaches and a bloody pig mask. They were threatened online. Much of the material they were sent, including a funeral wreath and a book on surviving the loss of a spouse, suggested imminent death. The security team was on the verge of breaking into the Steiners’ garage to put a tracker on their car when the plot was derailed.

    I guess this is why the settlement is so large. These actions are beyond the pale.

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  • nickm12 7 hours ago ago

    Glad that the ebay execs who did this got prison sentences. I really wonder what kind of environment could make six high-ranking people think this was acceptable.

    • deflator a few seconds ago ago

      The current environment comes to mind

  • rideontime 4 hours ago ago

    About time. Been hearing about this story for years. Apparently Devin Wenig contributed $2 million of the settlement, but I'd prefer to see him behind bars, too.

  • democracy 6 hours ago ago

    just wow