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Results: Ex-eBay execs sentenced to prison for harassing couple behind "critical" newsletter

Published on 10/06/2022
By: UpstateSC
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According to Reuters, Two former eBay executives were sentenced to prison for carrying out a campaign to harass and intimidate a Massachusetts couple through cyberstalking, threats and disturbing home deliveries after the couple's online newsletter drew the ire of the company's then-CEO. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ex-ebay-exec-heading-prison-harassing-couple-behind-newsletter-2022-09-29/
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Jim Baugh and David Harville were sentenced to 57 and 24 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in an extensive harassment campaign that involved sending the couple cockroaches, a funeral wreath and a bloody Halloween pig mask. At Baugh's direction, the couple received anonymous, harassing Twitter messages, bizarre emails, and unwanted home deliveries like spiders and a book on surviving the loss of a spouse. Do these prison sentences seem appropriate to you for the crimes?
Yes
35%
815 votes
No, the sentences seem too harsh
11%
264 votes
No, the sentences should be longer
26%
599 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
20 votes
Not Applicable
26%
602 votes
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In the context of the harassment campaign carried out against this married couple, does sending them a funeral wreath, a book on surviving the loss of a spouse, and a bloody Halloween pig mask seem like death threats?
Yes
55%
1265 votes
No
14%
325 votes
Undecided
31%
710 votes
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Prosecutors said senior executives deemed the EcommerceBytes newsletter critical of eBay, and in August 2019 then-Chief Executive Officer Devin Wenig texted another executive that it was time to "take her down," referring to Ina Steiner. Overseeing the campaign was Jim Baugh, a former Central Intelligence Agency employee who, according to his lawyer, felt pressure to do something. Have you ever felt pressured by an employer to do something illegal?
Yes
12%
267 votes
No
64%
1466 votes
Not Applicable
25%
567 votes
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David Steiner told the judge, "As agents of eBay, they made our lives a living hell." U.S. District Judge Patti Saris, who imposed the sentences during hearings in Boston, called it a "hard-to-imagine" scheme fueled by a "toxic culture" at the Silicon Valley e-commerce company. "It was extreme and outrageous," Saris said. A lawsuit by the Steiners against eBay, Wenig and others remains pending. Do you hope David and Ina Steiner are successful with their lawsuits against the company eBay and the individuals involved in harassing them?
Yes
52%
1196 votes
No
8%
190 votes
Undecided
16%
373 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
8 votes
Not Applicable
23%
533 votes
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