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The U.S. Attorney ’s Office for the District of Massachusettsannouncedthe mulct on Thursday and expose that the troupe committed six felony . eBay was charged with two counts of stalking through interstate change of location , two numeration of stalk through electronic communication theory service , one count of attestator tamper and one count of obstruction of justice .

Baugh was sentence to 57 months in prison house in September 2022 , while the other six employees were doom to depart punishments , ranging from two years in prison to home confinement .

“ eBay engage in dead horrific , criminal behavior , ” say Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy in a press release . “ The company ’s employees and contractors involved in this campaign put the victims through arrant hell , in a petrifying crusade aimed at silencing their reporting and protecting the eBay brand . We depart no Harlan Fiske Stone unturned in our foreign mission to hold accountable every individual who turn the victims ’ world upside - down through a never - end nightmare of menacing and criminal acts . ”

In addition to paying the amercement , eBay is also need to retain an main embodied compliance monitor for three years and to make “ extensive enhancements to its deference program . ”

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eBay said in a mechanical press release today that it accept responsibility for the misconduct of the former employee .

“ The company ’s conduct in 2019 was amiss and condemnable , ” said eBay CEO Jamie Iannone in the press discharge .   “ From the moment eBay first see of the 2019 events , eBay get together fully and extensively with law enforcement self-confidence . We go forward to extend our rich apologies to the Steiners for what they endured . Since these events occurred , new leader have joined the company and eBay has strengthened its policies , procedure , controlsand training . ”