Friday, October 26, 2012

Feds arrest man who claimed half of Facebook for trying to bilk Zuck




Mark Zuckerberg has prevailed in his battle with a man who claimed to own half of Facebook.  Federal agents today arrested Paul Ceglia, a wood-pellet salesman from upstate New York, for doctoring documents in an attempt to extort money from the social-networking founder.

Ceglia made waves when he sued Zuckerberg in federal court in Buffalo two years ago, saying the CEO signed a contract in 2003 promising Ceglia a 50-percent stake in Facebook.  It turns out that claim was “entirely false,” according to a complaint filed today by Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara…..

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