DOJ investigating alleged criminal actions by eBay

Last Updated on Friday, 28 October 2011 03:20 Written by a2e Friday, 28 October 2011 03:20

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors are investigating whether employees of online marketplace operator eBay Inc. wrongfully used confidential information from Craigslist to build its own classifieds site.

The investigation was disclosed in a copy of a grand jury subpoena obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday. The subpoena was issued Sept. 7 by the Department of Justice in U.S district court in San Jose.

The subpoena seeks information and documents about incidents in which eBay employees allegedly misappropriated confidential information from the online classifieds site. The subpoena, which was reported previously by Reuters, aims to gather information and supporting documents related to a number of incidents in which eBay employees "engaged in alleged criminal activities and misconduct focused around the misappropriation of proprietary/confidential information from Craigslist."



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Take a Tour of the New Twitter

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 September 2010 07:41 Written by External Post Thursday, 16 September 2010 07:41

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Facebook’s insanity, Google’s perversions, and Craigslist’s fight for free speech

Last Updated on Friday, 10 September 2010 08:40 Written by External Post Friday, 10 September 2010 08:40

I have to say it’s great to live in Cringeville, where everyone has a strong opinion about something and they’re not afraid to share.
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Ebay wins Craigslist share-dilution lawsuit

Last Updated on Friday, 10 September 2010 08:40 Written by External Post Friday, 10 September 2010 08:40

Ebay has won a lawsuit against online classified ad site Craigslist, restoring the auction group’s near 25% stake in the company. The Delaware Court of Chancery gave back to Ebay the 3.55% lost when Craigslist diluted its stake to 24.85%, according to
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eBay wins legal battle over Craigslist stake

Last Updated on Friday, 10 September 2010 01:20 Written by External Post Friday, 10 September 2010 01:20

A Delaware judge ruled Thursday in favor of eBay in a legal battle with Craigslist over eBay’s stake in the online classifieds site. (PDF of 2008 complaint) The ruling rescinded a move by Craigslist’s board that diluted eBay’s stake in the company from
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IRS Wants a Cut of Sales On eBay and Craigslist

Last Updated on Sunday, 30 May 2010 09:40 Written by External Post Sunday, 30 May 2010 09:40

Ponca City, We love you writes ‘In 2009, $60 billion worth of items were sold on eBay, meaning ‘extra’ money for many sellers, whose activities may provide them with taxable income. Now the Washington Post reports that beginning next year, a new law will
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Free and Flexible Alternative to Ebay, Works with Craigslist etc.!

Last Updated on Friday, 7 May 2010 12:05 Written by a2e Friday, 7 May 2010 12:05

Ebay is great, but sometimes you don’t want to bother with fees and you’d rather deal locally. Craigslist is great, but you would rather not play email-tag and haggle over prices. At squaresandwich you can get the benefits of auction pricing and local transactions without paying fees or juggling emails.

List an item or a service, and link to it on craigslist or elsewhere.

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Have something you want to auction just between friends? At squaresandwich you can set up auctions from minutes to 30 days in length, with invite-only and privacy options.

Try listing an auction at http://squaresandwich.com, link to it on craigslist, and sell your item easily and with no fees.

Keep Clear of Craigslist Scams

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 February 2010 04:00 Written by a2e Wednesday, 10 February 2010 04:00

Learn from these disastrous Craigslist experiences and avoid getting bilked, bamboozled, conned, swindled, and otherwise screwed on the Web’s most popular classified site.

Given everything from the "Craigslist killer" to Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal’s campaign against the site to the escalating battle over prostitution ads, you’d have to live under a rock to miss Craigslist’s sensational presence in the media. Lost in the discussions of illicit or criminal activity, though, are the everyday scams–and every category on the site has them.



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Craigslist Reverses Yahoo Pipes Ban, But Developers Have Already Moved On

Last Updated on Friday, 18 December 2009 12:04 Written by External Post Friday, 18 December 2009 12:04

Earlier this month, Craigslist blocked Yahoo Pipes from accessing any Craigslist page . As a result, mashups all over the web were suddenly without data. After not responding to inquires, Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster eventually posted a terse message
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eBay seeks annulment of Craigslist divorce

Last Updated on Saturday, 12 December 2009 07:45 Written by External Post Saturday, 12 December 2009 07:45

Divorce is messy, as eBay and Craigslist are discovering. EBay is suing Craigslist, the top US classified ad website, for diluting its shareholding and invoking a “poison pill” to stop eBay from selling its shares to anyone other than Craigslist. eBay
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