Answer:
D) cutting out the middlemen ("fences") by selling stolen goods via Internet auction sites.
Explanation:
No matter how ethical a purpose is, selling stolen goods online will always be extremely unethical. Although the "byproduct" of this practice is cutting out the middlemen, who gain a profit for selling stolen goods, this will still remain a form of middlemen profit gaining. The only difference is that it is put online. However, stolen goods remain stolen goods.
