Macabre eBay case sees second ex-police captain plead guilty

Brian Gilbert, who was eBay’s senior global security manager, is the second ex-security official to plead guilty in eBay’s harassment case. — Reuters

A former top eBay Inc security executive pleaded guilty to cyberstalking conspiracy and witness tampering in a bizarre harassment campaign against a couple whose critical blog posts outraged company executives.

Brian Gilbert, who was the online auctioneer’s senior global security manager, is the second ex-security official – and former Santa Clara, California, United States police captain – to plead guilty in the case, following Philip Cooke, who was responsible for eBay’s European and Asian offices.