According to a 2021 lawsuit, the deliveries were part of a 2019 harassment campaign targeting David and Ina Steiner, who cover the e-commerce industry through their newsletter. In 2020, federal prosecutors also charged six other former eBay employees and one contractor in connection with the scheme, all of whom ultimately pleaded guilty to their roles. According to the lawsuit, employees sent pornographic magazines addressed to David Steiner to a neighbor's home in an attempt to defame the couple within their community. Ina Steiner said she did not initially know who was behind the harassment or why they had been targeted. Ticker Security Last Change Change % EBAY EBAY INC. 107.71 -4.27 -3.81%GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HEREeBay added that it has since strengthened its policies, procedures and ethics training following the alleged misconduct.