イーベイ批判の夫婦にゴキブリ送る嫌がらせ、4.3億円の罰金命令 米
US fine ordered 430 million yen for harassing couple who criticized eBay by sending them cockroaches
US fine ordered 430 million yen for harassing couple who criticized eBay by sending them cockroaches
米電子商取引大手イーベイが、同社を批判した夫婦に生きたゴキブリを送り付けるなどの嫌がらせを行ったとして、300万ドル(約4億3500万円)の罰金を命じられた
US e-commerce giant eBay has been ordered to pay a $3 million fine for harassing a couple who criticized the company by sending them live cockroaches.
US e-commerce giant eBay has been ordered to pay a $3 million fine for harassing a couple who criticized the company by sending them live cockroaches.
イーベイは2019年、従業員数人がマサチューセッツ州に住む夫婦の自宅に血まみれのブタのマスクやブタの胎児、生きた昆虫、葬儀用の花輪などを送り付けたとして、ストーカー行為や司法妨害など6件の罪で起訴された
In 2019, several of its employees were accused of sending bloody pig masks, pig fetuses, live insects, funeral wreaths and other items to the home of a couple in Massachusetts, resulting in six counts of stalking and obstruction of justice. was charged with a crime
In 2019, several of its employees were accused of sending bloody pig masks, pig fetuses, live insects, funeral wreaths and other items to the home of a couple in Massachusetts, resulting in six counts of stalking and obstruction of justice. was charged with a crime
マサチューセッツ州の米連邦検察の発表によると、和解金の300万ドルは、イーベイの罪状に対する罰金の上限額だった
The $3 million settlement was the maximum fine for eBay’s charges, according to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney’s office in Massachusetts.
The $3 million settlement was the maximum fine for eBay’s charges, according to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney’s office in Massachusetts.
「同社の従業員や契約社員は、相手を黙らせてイーベイのブランドを守る目的で、被害者を地獄に陥れた」と検察は非難している
”The company’s employees and contractors put the victims through hell in order to silence them and protect the eBay brand,” prosecutors said.
”The company’s employees and contractors put the victims through hell in order to silence them and protect the eBay brand,” prosecutors said.
和解の条件として、イーベイは独立した企業コンプライアンス監査員を3年間置き、コンプライアンスプログラムの強化を求められた
As a condition of the settlement, eBay was required to retain an independent corporate compliance auditor for three years and strengthen its compliance program.
As a condition of the settlement, eBay was required to retain an independent corporate compliance auditor for three years and strengthen its compliance program.
イーベイのジェイミー・イアンノーネ最高経営責任者(CEO)は11日にウェブサイトに掲載した声明で、2019年の同社の行為を「非難すべき過ちだった」として被害者の夫婦に謝罪した
EBay CEO Jamie Iannone apologized to the victim couple in a statement posted on his website on the 11th, calling the company’s actions in 2019 ”a reprehensible mistake.”
EBay CEO Jamie Iannone apologized to the victim couple in a statement posted on his website on the 11th, calling the company’s actions in 2019 ”a reprehensible mistake.”
検察によると、当時イーベイの安全管理担当だった幹部らは、被害者のスタイナー夫妻がイーベイで商品を販売している業者向けに発行していたニュースレターの内容に腹を立て、脅して内容を変えさせる目的で、生きたゴキブリの入った箱や、配偶者を失った悲しみを乗り越えるための本、ポルノなどを送り付けるといった嫌がらせを行った
According to prosecutors, executives who were in charge of security at eBay at the time were angered by the contents of a newsletter that the Steiners were publishing for merchants selling products on eBay, and threatened them with threatening them. In order to get the person to change, they harassed the person by sending them boxes of live cockroaches, books on how to overcome the grief of losing a spouse, and pornography.
According to prosecutors, executives who were in charge of security at eBay at the time were angered by the contents of a newsletter that the Steiners were publishing for merchants selling products on eBay, and threatened them with threatening them. In order to get the person to change, they harassed the person by sending them boxes of live cockroaches, books on how to overcome the grief of losing a spouse, and pornography.
さらに、従業員がスタイナー夫妻の自宅へ行って夫妻を監視したり、車にGPS追跡装置を設置したりしたほか、掲示板に夫妻の住所を掲載するなどしていたとされる
Employees also allegedly went to the Steiners’ home to monitor them, installed GPS tracking devices in their cars, and posted their addresses on bulletin boards.
Employees also allegedly went to the Steiners’ home to monitor them, installed GPS tracking devices in their cars, and posted their addresses on bulletin boards.
首謀者とされる元従業員は22年に禁錮57カ月の判決を言い渡され、ほかに6人が有罪判決を受けている
A former employee who is believed to have been the ringleader was sentenced to 57 months in prison in 2022, and six other people have been convicted.
A former employee who is believed to have been the ringleader was sentenced to 57 months in prison in 2022, and six other people have been convicted.