ARRESTED: Self-Proclaimed Facebook Co-Owner Paul Ceglia Charged With Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud

The shaky case brought by Paul Ceglia against Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally had the already weak foundation ripped out from under it, as U.S. postal inspectors arrested Ceglia Friday at his home in Wellsville, N.Y., charging him with falsifying records and destroying evidence.

The shaky case brought by Paul Ceglia against Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally had the already weak foundation ripped out from under it, as U.S. postal inspectors arrested Ceglia Friday at his home in Wellsville, N.Y., charging him with falsifying records and destroying evidence.

Ceglia filed a lawsuit against Zuckerberg in 2010, claiming that the two men had signed a contract in April 2003, under which Ceglia would receive a 50 percent stake in the venture that became Facebook.

However,

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