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eBay executives charged with harassment of a couple that criticized the company




In today's media/blogoshpere, it's hard to believe that just one thing can take the cake as biggest WTF news bit of the day. I mean, people brave enough to keep up with what's going on could read an awesome story about Beyonce writing a letter urging officials to look into Breonne Taylor's death to President Trump actually saying that if there were fewer tests we'd see fewer COVID-19 cases in America if any.

That's like saying if we just closed our eyes, we'd see fewer petitions to see the Zack Snyder cut of Justice League if any. It's still going to be there and we all have to accept that it's going to happen and adjust our lives accordingly.

However, I think I found the WTF story of the day. Today, it was reported by Buzzfeed that six eBay executives targeted and allegedly terrorized a middle-aged couple because of extremely critical articles the two wrote for their newsletter. 

The executives at the company sent the couple disturbing packages like a bloody pig face, harassed them online using fake twitter accounts and BROKE INTO THEIR GARAGE TO PLANT A TRACKER ON THEIR CAR. Court documents also show that the executives tried to undermine the investigation into their actions by compiling a list of people they could frame for what they did, according to a 68-page letter filed by the U.S. Attorney's office today.

If convicted the accused could face up to five years in prison and $250,00 in fines.

Can you imagine?

Being so pissed off that someone wrote a scathing review in a newsletter. Really? Newsletters are the equivalent to passive-aggressive post it notes on the office fridge asking to name lunch bags or they will be tossed out. (Seriously though, there are a bunch of great newsletters out there that I may write an article of some you should follow.)

Here are the people involved in the lawsuit per Buzzfeed.

David Harville, former director of global resiliency
Stephanie Popp, former senior manager of global intelligence
Stephanie Stockwell, former manager of eBay's global intelligence center
Veronica Zea, former intelligence analyst who worked as a contractor
Brian Gilbert, former senior manager of special operations for eBay's global security team and former captain at the Santa Clara police department.

Former CEO Devin Wenig was also implicated un communicating with the couple following an internal investigation but it was found that he had no knowledge that something like this would happen. 

Seriously though, how messed up do you have to be to send cockroaches, a pig's face and other things because you didn't like the coverage? I hope these people do get convicted for this crap, especially because the couple are journalists and if they get away with this, it sends a message to other organizations like Amazon, Google and the Trump Administration that they can get away with whatever they want - as long as it's journalists they target.




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