NY man accused of trying to cheat Facebook

Oct 26, 2012

(AP)—A New York man has been charged in what authorities call a multibillion-dollar scheme to defraud Facebook Inc. and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg.

Paul Ceglia (SEHG'-lee-uh) was arrested Friday at his Wellsville, N.Y., home.

He was scheduled to appear in federal court in Buffalo on Friday afternoon.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan say Ceglia fabricated and destroyed evidence for a lawsuit that falsely claimed he had been promised a 50 percent share in .

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (buh-RAH'-ruh) said Ceglia was seeking a "quick payday based on a blatant forgery."

Prosecutors say Zuckerberg agreed in 2003 to perform programming work for Ceglia and his fax business when he was a Harvard University student.

It was not immediately clear who will represent Ceglia in court.

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gwrede
5 / 5 (1) Oct 26, 2012
I guess PhysOrg is short of articles. Next we'll read about this guy who got fired from Facebook and lost $100M. And then one about Zuckerberg's (ZUK-ker-berg) wife's shoe collection.

I know, I know, "The word Facebook was in the article and we also carry technology related articles."

But still, please!!!

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