U.S. Arrests Online Seller Who threatened to sexually assault customer - GOOD NEWS!

[Liberal_in_LA]

U.S. Arrests Online Seller Who Scared Customers

By DAVID SEGAL
Published: December 6, 2010

The merchant, Vitaly Borker, 34, who operates a Web site called decormyeyes.com, was charged with one count each of mail fraud, wire fraud, making interstate threats and cyberstalking. The mail fraud and wire fraud charges each carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The stalking and interstate threats charges carry a maximum sentence of five years.

He was arrested early Monday by agents of the United States Postal Inspection Service. In an arraignment in the late afternoon in United States District Court in Lower Manhattan, Judge Michael H. Dolinger denied Mr. Borker’s request for bail, stating that the defendant was either “verging on psychotic” or had “an explosive personality.” Mr. Borker will be detained until a preliminary hearing, scheduled for Dec. 20.

The arrest came eight days after The New York Times published a lengthy account of Mr. Borker’s campaign of intimidation against a woman named Clarabelle Rodriguez who had bought a pair of glasses from DecorMyEyes over the summer.

When she tried to return the glasses, which she believed were fakes, he threatened to sexually assault her and later sent her a photograph of the front of her apartment building. He also sent menacing e-mails, one of which stated that she had put her “hand in fire. Now it’s time to get burned.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/business/07borker.html?src=busln

[Drale]

1. EXCELLENT EXCELLENT NEWS!

I hope he goes away for a very very long time.

[madinmaryland]

2. Rot in jail you fucking scum, borker.

[pinboy3niner]

3. Very good news!

IIRC, this was no personality disorder or anger management issue. Earlier reports indicated the abuse was a deliberate--and successful--attempt to attract negative publicity because it brought increased traffic and greater sales volume. Until now, that behavior was rewarded.

It's about time that Borker "gets burned," and that a message is sent to any others who would seek to emulate him for the sake of profit. :thumbsup:

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. yep. The first article about this man mentioned how arrogant and smirky he

was about his behavior. Now he's behind bars. EXCELLENT

[KT2000]

4. That is so disturbing

and that story probably had many people leery of purchasing over the internet from new places.
That sicko needs consecutive sentencing for all charges.
Just glad they arrested him.