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EBay, former executives to pay $56 million to settle couple's harassment case
- eBay and three former top executives agreed to pay $55.7 million to settle a lawsuit by a Massachusetts couple who were targeted in a retaliatory stalking campaign.
- The harassment allegedly included sending cockroaches, fly larvae and a bloody pig mask, surveillance and an attempted GPS install — reportedly to silence the couple’s critical e‑commerce newsletter.
- Seven ex‑employees pleaded guilty (sentences up to 57 months); eBay apologized, agreed to charitable donations, and some former executives will make personal payments and donations.
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