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Online Fraud Alleged.


Federal authorities arrested one man and were searching for another suspected of ripping off buyers on the eBay online auction site.

An assistant U.S. Attorney said the two unrelated cases were among the first criminal prosecutions in the booming online auction business.

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 Cruz of Artesia and Hen Ben Hahn are accused of offering to auction dozens of expensive computers and other electronic goods on eBay, the largest Internet auction service. When winning bidders seat in their money, a total of more than $110,000, they received nothing, according to according to
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More than 240 alleged victims mailed checks or money orders to the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  area after submitting winning bids for laptop and desktop computers, camera equipment, musical instruments, Nintendo games and replicas of football helmets.

Cruz, 31, and Haim, 27, of Encino, had previously been indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted.  by a federal grand jury.
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Title Annotation:eBay Inc.
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 1, 2001
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