 EBay Inc. issued Monday a statement regarding the U.S. Attorneys Office in Massachusetts indictments against six former employees for a cyberstalking campaign against the critical newsletter, saying it terminated all employees involved after it was made aware of the investigation. The terminations included its former chief communications officer in September 2019. The ecommerce company said it didnt previously communicate to the public about the governments investigation, which it was notified about in August 2019, in order to preserve the integrity of the governments investigation. EBay said when it was notified of the investigation, it immediately launched its own internal investigation, including what role if any the chief executive at the time, Devin Wenig, may have played. The internal investigation found that, while Mr. Wenigs communications were inappropriate, there was no evidence that he knew in advance about or authorized the actions that were later directed toward the blogger and her husband, the company stated. However, as the Company previously announced, there were a number of considerations leading to his departure from the Company. Wenigs departure was announced in September 2019. Earlier, the U.S. Attorneys Office in Massachusetts said the six former eBay employees were charged with harassing the editor and publisher of a newsletter that eBay executives viewed as being critical of the company. The stock, which fell 0.1 in midday trading, has run up 40.1 over the past three months, while the SP; 500 has gained 12.1. 