USA v. Cooke

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cr-10126

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Allison D. Burroughs

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  1. June 06, 2022

    Ex-Cop Must Serve Full EBay Stalking Sentence, Feds Say

    A retired California cop's high blood pressure and other chronic ailments don't merit cutting short his 18-month prison sentence for terrorizing bloggers who wrote critical stories about his employer eBay Inc., federal prosecutors said Friday.

  2. May 20, 2022

    Ex-Cop Serving EBay Stalking Term Seeks Early Release

    A retired cop sentenced to 18 months in prison for participating in an eBay security group's campaign to terrorize a Massachusetts couple over e-commerce blog posts critical of the company asked a Boston federal judge on Friday to let him serve the second half of his term in home confinement.

  3. July 27, 2021

    Ex-Cop Gets 18 Mos. In Prison For EBay Stalking Scheme

    A Massachusetts federal judge handed down an 18-month prison sentence Tuesday to a retired California cop who prosecutors say stalked and terrorized a Massachusetts couple over their blog's critical reporting of eBay while he was a security employee at the online marketplace.

  4. July 23, 2021

    Feds Seek Prison For Cop Who Aided EBay Stalking Scheme

    Federal prosecutors on Thursday sought a 2½-year prison sentence for a retired California cop who they say "betrayed" his badge as an eBay security employee when he stalked and terrorized a Massachusetts couple over their blog's critical reporting.

  5. July 21, 2021

    EBay's Top Execs Ordered 'Terrorism' Campaign, Couple Say

    The married bloggers allegedly terrorized by eBay employees for their critical reporting hit the e-commerce company with a civil racketeering suit on Wednesday, detailing how a stalking campaign allegedly ordered by top executives left them fearing for their lives.

  6. September 24, 2020

    Ex-Cop Charged In EBay Cyberstalking Case To Plead Guilty

    A retired California police captain working security operations for eBay is the latest ex-employee of the e-commerce giant to indicate he will plead guilty for participating in a scheme to terrorize a Massachusetts couple over their blog's critical coverage of the company, according to a Thursday court notice.

  7. July 07, 2020

    EBay Cyberstalking Case Expands As Feds Charge Ex-Cop

    Federal prosecutors in Boston said Tuesday they have charged a seventh former eBay employee, a retired cop who worked security for the company, in connection with an alleged cyberstalking campaign against a Massachusetts couple who ran an e-commerce industry blog.