eBay must pay $3 million after its employees sent live spiders and cockroaches to a couple as part of a harassment campaign

• eBay has agreed to pay a $3 million fine after its employees waged a harassment campaign against a Massachusetts couple.
• The employees sent live spiders, cockroaches, and a bloody pig mask to the couple.
• A deferred prosecution agreement says eBay accepted responsibility for the harassment and intimidation.

Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by employees who sent live spiders, cockroaches and other disturbing items to the home of a Massachusetts couple, according to court papers filed Thursday.