EBay Inc. (EBAY) said it’s cooperating with a U.S. Justice Department investigation of its dispute with Craigslist Inc.
Prosecutors are investigating whether EBay employees stole confidential information from Craigslist, according to a copy of a grand jury subpoena. The online classified company claims in a lawsuit in state court in San Francisco that EBay stole the information to start a competing online ad site when the two companies were negotiating over EBay buying a stake in Craigslist.
“We will cooperate with any inquiry related to the disputes between EBay and Craigslist,” Amanda Miller, an EBay spokeswoman, said yesterday in an e-mail. “EBay believes that Craigslist’s allegations against EBay are without merit.”
The Sept. 7 grand jury subpoena of Craigslist seeks information pertaining to “incidents where EBay employees engaged in alleged criminal activities and misconduct focused around the misappropriation of proprietary/confidential information from Craigslist.”
The incidents include a February 2005 request by Pierre Omidyar, EBay’s chairman and founder, for information about Craigslist’s approach to adding new cities and advance notice of plans to launch new cities, according to the subpoena.
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