Ebay's ex-PR boss reportedly told former CEO Devin Wenig 'we are going to crush' the woman targeted in the bizarre pig fetus and porn harassment allegations
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EBay's ex-CEO and ex-PR head exchanged text messages about "crushing" company critics before employees allegedly organized a cyberstalking campaign against them, according to Bloomberg.
Two people familiar with the matter have revealed to Bloomberg that Steven Wymer and Devin Wenig are the two unnamed executives in a federal indictment revealed earlier this week against former
The six former eBay employees, who were on the global intelligence and security teams, have each been charged with conspiracy to commit cyberstalking and conspiracy to tamper with witnesses. Each person could face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for each charge, authorities said.
Neither Wymer nor Wenig are still with eBay. Wymer only served as eBay's PR chief for about nine months in 2019. Wenig announced he was stepping down from the CEO position in September 2019, and cited conflict with eBay's board of directors.In a statement published to its website Monday, eBay said it became aware of the law enforcement investigation in August 2019 and cooperated fully. EBay says it conducted its own internal investigation, which found "no evidence" that Wenig played a role in the matter.
"The internal investigation found that, while Mr. Wenig's communications were inappropriate, there was no evidence that he knew in advance about or authorized the actions that were later directed toward the blogger and her husband," the company's statement reads. "However, as the Company previously announced, there were a number of considerations leading to his departure from the Company." Additionally, eBay said it terminated all six of the indicted employees in September 2019."EBay does not tolerate this kind of behavior. eBay apologizes to the affected individuals and is sorry that they were subjected to this," eBay's investigation team said in a statement. "eBay holds its employees to high standards of conduct and ethics and will continue to take appropriate action to ensure these standards are followed."
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