A decade ago he went to prison for bullying customers. Is he back at it?
David Segal, New York Times
May 1, 2021
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FILE Members of the United States Postal Inspection Service escort Vitaly Borker from his home after serving a warrant for his arrest in New York, on Dec. 6, 2010. Outraged customers of Eyeglassesdepot.com sound like the victims of a man who’s already spent years in prison for terrorizing consumers. (Robert Stolarik/The New York Times)ROBERT STOLARIK/NYT
The worst online shopping experience of Samin Beringer’s life started with a Google search last fall for a pair of Chanel sunglasses. One of her top results was a site called Eyeglassesdepot, which promised to beat the price of any competitor. On Nov. 2, she placed an order with the company for $322.