BOSTON — A former eBay employee who authorities said took part in a campaign of fear and harassment against a Natick couple in 2019 and 2020 has been sentenced to federal prison. Federal authorities allege the seven suspects targeted Ina and David Steiner of Natick because their online e-commerce newsletter, EcommerceBytes, contained negative articles about eBay. Authorities said the harassment began online when the defendants created fake names on Twitter and threatened Ina Steiner. Using David Steiner's name, they had subscriptions to pornographic magazines sent to the Steiners' neighbors to try to discredit him in their eyes, authorities allege. Last week, the Steiners filed a lawsuit in federal court against the defendants and several other former eBay executives.

Source: MetroXpress July 28, 2021 17:15 UTC