eBay已同意支付总计4870万美元赔偿一对美国新闻工作者夫妇Ina和David Steiner，以解决长期骚扰案件[1]。这笔赔偿金中，eBay公司支付4615万美元，前CEO Devin Wenig支付200万美元，前高管Wendy Jones支付50万美元，前高管Steve Wymer支付5万美元[1]。此外，各方还将捐赠700万美元用于慈善事业，其中Wenig捐赠100万美元[1]。
这起长期案件源于eBay前员工因不满该夫妇的报道而对其进行的协调骚扰[1]。骚扰活动从2019年开始，包括匿名寄送活蟑螂、蜘蛛、葬礼花圈、血腥猪面具和色情杂志，甚至还计划在其车上安装GPS设备[1]。Ina Steiner表示这些事件"改变了生活"[1]。
7名前eBay员工因参与这一协调骚扰而被联邦起诉，其中大多数已被判有罪并面临监禁或居家监禁处罚[1]。此和解协议不含保密条款，允许受害者公开讨论此案[1]。eBay此前已根据缓诉协议于2024年支付了300万美元刑事罚款[1]。
eBay has agreed to pay approximately $48.7 million in total compensation to resolve a lawsuit brought by journalists Ina and David Steiner, who were subjected to a coordinated harassment campaign by the company's former employees [1]. The settlement includes $46.15 million from eBay, $2 million from former CEO Devin Wenig, $500,000 from former executive Wendy Jones, and $50,000 from former executive Steve Wymer, alongside an additional $7 million in charitable donations [1].
The harassment campaign, which began in 2019, involved multiple disturbing tactics directed at the couple [1]. Former eBay employees sent live cockroaches, spiders, funeral wreaths, and a bloody pig mask to the Steiners' home, along with pornographic magazines, and plotted to install a GPS device on their vehicle [1]. Seven former eBay employees were federally charged for their role in the coordinated harassment, with most convicted and sentenced to either imprisonment or home confinement [1]. Ina Steiner described the experience as life-altering [1]. The settlement includes no confidentiality clause, allowing the victims to publicly discuss the case [1]. eBay had previously paid $3 million in criminal penalties under a deferred prosecution agreement in 2024 [1].