(Al Hartmann | Tribune file photo) Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne speaks to employees for the company's ground breaking of a $100 million campus that it is calling the “Peace Coliseum,” which will cover 230,793 square feet. It will look like a peace sign from overhead and the Roman Colosseum from the ground. The parcel is on the northwest corner of the property at 7200 S. 900 West (Al Hartmann | Tribune file photo) Then-Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne, speaks to employees in 2017. The controversial former company head and other executives at the Utah-based online retailer are being sued for alleged securities fraud, a federal lawsuit filed on Friday reveals.
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