ABC News: Judge Sentences Spammer to Nine Years
ABC News: Judge Sentences Spammer to Nine Years
"Judge Sentences Man to 9 Years in Prison for Using Fake Internet Addresses to Send Mass E-Mail Ads
By MATTHEW BARAKAT
The Associated Press
Apr. 8, 2005 - A man convicted in the nation's first felony case against illegal spamming was sentenced to nine years in prison Friday for bombarding Internet users with millions of junk e-mails.
Jeremy Jaynes, who was considered among the top 10 spammers in the world at the time of his arrest, used the Internet to peddle pornography and sham products and services such as a 'FedEx refund processor,' prosecutors said. Thousands of people fell for his e-mails, and prosecutors said Jaynes' operation grossed up to $750,000 per month."
"Judge Sentences Man to 9 Years in Prison for Using Fake Internet Addresses to Send Mass E-Mail Ads
By MATTHEW BARAKAT
The Associated Press
Apr. 8, 2005 - A man convicted in the nation's first felony case against illegal spamming was sentenced to nine years in prison Friday for bombarding Internet users with millions of junk e-mails.
Jeremy Jaynes, who was considered among the top 10 spammers in the world at the time of his arrest, used the Internet to peddle pornography and sham products and services such as a 'FedEx refund processor,' prosecutors said. Thousands of people fell for his e-mails, and prosecutors said Jaynes' operation grossed up to $750,000 per month."
posted by W.F. "Casey" Ebsary, Jr. @ 4/08/2005 09:28:00 PM
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