I’m very reluctant to post on this issue because I cannot find a single legitimate news report about it. There are tons of blog and forum posts but is this even real? There are reports on sites like AuctionBytes.com and ReveNews but where are the main stream media reports?
Basically, the story is that eBay sued [allegedly] three of its top affiliates, including Shawn Hogan of Digital Point, for cookie stuffing fraud. The suit is on hold while federal charges take their course. After a FBI investigation, Shawn Hogan and Brian Dunning were [allegedly] indicted by a California grand jury for various accounts of wire fraud.
I just finished reading Shawn Hogan’s blog post on DigitalPoint. First of all, I can’t believe his attorneys let him post that, if indeed he was the actual author. It seems like it could eventually backfire, or maybe it just doesn’t matter anymore.
Click To Read: Shawn Hogan’s Post On DigitalPoint
Anyway, the entire story smells wrong. Shawn would have everyone believe he was an innocent pawn of eBays and was trying to do the right thing. Little things like him paying $50,000 for an eBay employee’s car to get them to ‘stop complaining about a car’ seem a little ridiculous. And why would someone earning a million dollars a month need to point out they had ‘a crappy TV and crappy laptop‘? Everything doesn’t seem to add up. How does a grown man say he kept saying ‘no‘ and eBay wouldn’t accept no for an answer [paraphrased]. No one was forcing him to be an affiliate. I mean, unless eBay works like the mafia of something. I suspect it would be very difficult for anyone to turn away from that kind of money.
This is all speculation on my part and I’m in the dark as much as anyone but it seems like someone smart enough to build that much money would cover their own ass. If I’m being asked to break someone’s own terms, I’m getting that request in writing. Otherwise you’re jeopardizing future earnings when they suspend or revoke your affiliate status later. If they ask me to violate the law or illegally hurt another person/company, I’m walking away, period!
If you have found any legitimate news report on this issue please share it in a comment. Feel free to link to it.
What do you think? Is the story real? Does the post on DigitalPoint ring true? Who do you believe? Go ahead and have your say.
Jesse Jackson Helping The Environment?
Now I’m not a mean spirited person but sometimes I just have to speak my mind.
Jesse Jackson’s Cadillac Escalade was stolen in Detroit. The expensive SUV was taken to the 4400 block of Lawton in Detroit. [I am very familiar with that area. I once reported a stripped 48 foot semi trailer there once.] Thieves had removed the tires and rims from the Escalade used to cart Jackson around. Here’s where the funny part comes in…
Ironically, Jesse Jackson’s gas-guzzling Escalade was stolen after a “Green Jobs” rally where he was promoting government-funded green jobs. At least JJ’s doing his part to help the environment. The march and rally was called “Rebuild America: Jobs, Justice and Peace.”
I understand many feel Jesse Jackson has done a lot for civil rights and I’m not equipped to argue that point right this minute. To this blogger this is yet another example of a loud mouth big shot talking the talk and not walking the walk.
We little insignificant people need to buckle down and live cleaner, greener lives while the Jesse Jackson’s of the World get shoffered, flown and treated like royalty everywhere they go. Do you think Jesse Jackson has his handlers call ahead and reserve a hybrid? Funny, isn’t it?
Ok, now I know this has to pinch some nerves. Have an opinion? Don’t be shy, comment below.