eBay's Top Hierarchy Charged by U.S. Attorney for Corporate Misconduct

INFORMATION

The United States Attorney charges:

General Allegations

At all times relevant to this Information:

1. In 2019, the defendant, eBay Inc. ("eBay") was a multinational ecommerce business that operated marketplaces connecting online sellers and their customers. eBay was headquartered in San Jose, California.

   
   

2. Executive I was eBay's Chief Executive Officer.

   
   

3. Executive 2, who joined eBay in February 2019, was the Company's Chief Communications Officer.

   
   

4. Executive 3 was eBay's Senior Vice President for Global Operations.

   
   

5. Jim Baugh ("Baugh") was eBay's Senior Director of Safety & Security-an eBay division responsible for, in general te1ms, the physical security and reputation of eBay's employees and facilities worldwide. Baugh reported to Executive 3.

   
   

6. David Harville ("Harville"), who reported to Baugh, was eBay's Director of Global Resiliency, a unit focused on ensuring that eBay could continue to operate after business disruptions, such as security threats, political unrest, or natural disasters.

   
   

7. Stephanie Popp ("Popp") was eBay's Senior Manager of Global Intelligence and served as Baugh's de facto chief of staff. Before May 2019, Popp managed eBay's Global Intelligence Center ("GIC"), an intelligence and analytics group within the GSR that supported eBay's security operations.

   
   

8. Stephanie Stockwell ("Stockwell") was an intelligence analyst in the GIC who became its manager in mid-2019, when eBay promoted Popp.

   
   

9. Veronica Zea ("Zea") was an eBay contractor who worked as an intelligence analyst in the GIC.

   
   

10. Brian Gilbert ("Gilbert") and Philip Cooke ("Cooke") were retired Santa Clara, California police captains. Each worked at eBay and had responsibilities for, among other things, safety and security at eBay facilities, executive protection, and special events security.