Merlyn Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 The first felony trial over unsolicited e-mail is getting underway in Virginia. Two North Carolina men could become the first to go to jail over "spam." Article: http://www.kyw1060.com/news_story_detail.c...ewsitemid=41367 Info on the pondscum: http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/evidence.las...okso_id=ROK1117 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazoo Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 spam senders convicted in first felony case http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6401091/ Brother and sister could receive jail terms. However, a third defendant, Richard Rutkowski, was acquitted. Jurors deliberated for a day and a half. Prosecutors compared Jaynes and DeGroot to modern-day snake-oil salesmen who used the Internet to peddle junk like a "FedEx refund processor" that supposedly allowed people to earn $75 an hour while working from home. In one month alone, Jaynes received 10,000 credit card orders, each for $39.95, for the processor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlyn Posted November 3, 2004 Author Share Posted November 3, 2004 Not sure how pondscum Richard Ruckowski got his way out..... http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/evidence.las...okso_id=ROK1117 http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/evidence.las...okso_id=ROK1279 http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/evidence.las...okso_id=ROK1432 http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/evidence.las...okso_id=ROK2183 http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/evidence.las...okso_id=ROK2930 http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/evidence.las...okso_id=ROK3999 And many more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazoo Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Actually, the two convicted might end up getting off. The same judhe still hasn't made a ruling on another defense challenge, basically as these folks were North Carolina residents, can they be hammered in Virginia ...??? But, dang, what a wake up call! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazoo Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Jury recommendations in, but ..... might have to wait until February to see if any of it sticks .... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SPAM_TRIAL?SITE=NYITH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFPhelps Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Please see URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6401091/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff G. Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 What does this Topic have to do with SpamCop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dra007 Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 What does this Topic have to do with SpamCop? 19592[/snapback] They are finally getting the sentences they deserve! I liked the line on <<snake oil salesmen>>. But this perhaps needs to be moved to the lounge area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turetzsr Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 <snip> But this perhaps need to be moved to the lounge area. 19594[/snapback] ...Or, better yet, merged into the existing topic in the Lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazoo Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Done. GFPhelps PM'd with notice of movement and merger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest art101 Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 I dunno... I'm a bit slow, and clearly don't understand all the legal or technical nuances. I'm just glad (stunned and amazed, actually) that a fatally flawed piece of lame legislation like the "Can-spam" act - bought and paid for by lobbyists from the Direct Marketing Association - actually helped a jury convict a scumbag spammer. A wake-up call indeed! Here's hoping the spammer really gets the slammer. And his sister, too. Relevant news article from 5 November at Motley Fool: spam Scam Lands 'Em in the Can Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverB Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Thrilled to share some very good news......... http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/11/1...g.ap/index.html Ollie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazoo Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Moved/Merged OliverB's post from the E-Mail Forum to this existing Topic in the Lounge. (Also knocked out some HTML code that didn't make the transition from the CNN page to "here") OliverB PM'd about the move/merge/edit .... Will note, this reporter did a bit more than some of the early reporters .. good read to see some of the things a stupid spammer does ... (and that point is mentioned more than once) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navigatr1 Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Last Update: Saturday, April 9, 2005. 11:00am (AEST) Spammer jailed in landmark US case http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200504/s1341692.htm A US judge has sentenced a man to nine years in prison for violating anti-spam laws by sending out millions of unsolicited emails using fake addresses. The judge in Virginia sentenced Jeremy Jaynes of North Carolina accepting the recommendation of a jury that convicted him last November, prosecutor Lisa Hicks-Thomas said. [snip] She said Jaynes also possessed a stolen database of America Online members with some 84 million email addresses. Glad they were able to catch and prosecute him. Now if they would do something about all those spammers in Florida, and that one in Michigan. When they get out of prison, they should make them all wear GPS monitoring devices for life. If they start sending their junk email again, we will know where they are. --Navigatr1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpkin Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Now if they would do something about all those spammers in Florida, and that one in Michigan. It's probably easier for them to go after the smaller spammers. The larger ones pay too much to the lobbyists in DC.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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