Ex-Ebay Employee Gets 1 Year in Prison for Harassment Scheme

Ex-Ebay Employee Gets 1 Year in Prison for Harassment Scheme
EBay headquarters in San Jose, Calif., on Feb. 24, 2010. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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BOSTON—A former eBay Inc. employee was sentenced Tuesday to one year behind bars for her role in a harassment scheme targeting creators of an online newsletter that included the delivery of live spiders, a bloody pig mask, and other disturbing items to their home.

Stephanie Popp, 34, of Louisville, Kentucky, who was eBay’s senior manager of global intelligence, was sentenced to prison in Boston federal court after pleading guilty to cyberstalking conspiracy and witness tampering conspiracy charges.