Ebay and former execs to pay $55.7m after harassment campaign against journalists
Ebay itself is now settling the Steiners' civil lawsuit against it, paying them $55.7m for their trouble—and to avoid exposing the company's executives to cross-examination. The settlement follows over six years of criminal and civil proceedings. According to the Steiners' lawyers, $46.15 million of the settlement comes from eBay, $2 million from then-CEO Devin Wenig, $500,000 from Senior Vice President Wendy Jones and $50,000 from former Chief Communications Office Steve Wymer. eBay also agreed to donate $6 million to nonprofits.
- ▪Ebay itself is now settling the Steiners' civil lawsuit against it, paying them $55.7m for their trouble—and to avoid exposing the company's executives to cross-examination.
- ▪The settlement follows over six years of criminal and civil proceedings.
- ▪According to the Steiners' lawyers, $46.15 million of the settlement comes from eBay, $2 million from then-CEO Devin Wenig, $500,000 from Senior Vice President Wendy Jones and $50,000 from former Chief Communications Office Steve Wymer. eBa
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Ebay and former execs to pay $55.7m for harassment campaign against journalists Rob Beschizza 5:56 pm Tue Jul 28, 2026 An FBI photo of the pig mask mailed to the Steiners' home If large corporations are supposed to prefer subtle and well-lawyered forms of misconduct, no-one told Ebay, whose global security team ended up facing criminal charges over their unhinged harassment campaign against Ina and David Steiner, two journalists who criticized the company. Ebay itself is now settling the Steiners' civil lawsuit against it, paying them $55.7m for their trouble—and to avoid exposing the company's executives to cross-examination. The settlement follows over six years of criminal and civil proceedings.
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