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FBI Targets Online Auction Sites' Criminal Element

Posted by samzenpus on from the arrest-me-now-button dept.

coondoggie writes "The FBI has made a number of big busts using the eBay and other online auction sites this year. Today comes news that it played a big role in the indictment of an Alabama man for wire fraud. Joseph Davidson, has been charged in U.S. District Court with wire fraud in connection with an eBay scheme in which he allegedly received approximately $77,000 for stolen goods sold on the auction site. "Online auction houses present an opportunity for a thief to turn a stolen item into cash. Thieves should know that law enforcement can surf sites too in investigating crime," the FBI said."

2 of 57 comments (clear)

  1. It all began.... by Snowtide · · Score: 3, Funny

    With an FBI employee getting caught surfing ebay from their desk instead of working. They claimed to be looking for stolen property, the excuse caught on, and now it can be an assignment. :)

  2. All I saw was FBI and "big busts" in the summary by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah, I know, offtopic, but I've been awake for 30 hours now working on this damn router problem makes my eyes go funny.