By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 12:44 EST, 26 October 2012 | UPDATED: 12:46 EST, 26 October 2012 A New York programmer who sued Facebook claiming 50 per cent of its ownership has been arrested in what's now being called a multibillion-dollar scheme. Paul Ceglia, 39, was arrested on Friday at his Wellsville, New York home after federal prosecutors say he fabricated and destroyed evidence to falsely support his case against Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Ceglia was seeking a 'quick payday based on a blatant forgery.' Busted: Paul Ceglia, who sued Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for half of his company, has been arrested on charges he forged records claiming his promised ownership
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Paul Ceglia, 39, claimed Mark Zuckerberg promised him at least half of his website before its development in 2003
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Federal prosecutors say Ceglia falsified documents with the claims before doctoring both men's signatures at the bottom
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