Posted on 05/31/2007 11:37:45 AM PDT by bamahead
SEATTLE — A 27-year-old man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers was arrested Wednesday, and federal authorities said computer users across the Web could notice a decrease in the amount of junk e-mail.
Robert Alan Soloway is accused of using networks of compromised "zombie" computers to send out millions upon millions of spam e-mails.
"He's one of the top 10 spammers in the world," said Tim Cranton, a Microsoft Corp. lawyer who is senior director of the company's Worldwide Internet Safety Programs. "He's a huge problem for our customers. This is a very good day."
• Click here to read the federal indictment of Robert Alan Soloway (pdf).
A federal grand jury last week returned a 35-count indictment against Soloway charging him with mail fraud, wire fraud, e-mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.
Soloway pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon to all charges after a judge determined that — even with four bank accounts seized by the government — he was sufficiently well off to pay for his own lawyer.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Tech ping
Spend one minute in prison for every email. He’ll get out when he’s about a thousand years old.
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This could very well top the "New Zealander builds hobbit hole" thread if it continues at it's current pace.
Now here is a guy in serious need of a vicious asskicking.
And the amount of spam only increases! Go after the advertisers!
One grows weary of “Free Laptop!” and “Free airfare!” emails after awhile..
Hope his outbox gets turned into a inbox in prison.
I won’t have enough time to read the whole article.
I just got an email confirming that I won a 42” plasma screen tv!!! gotta go.
bump for later
See ya
Why is spamming illegal?
That’s my question too. Although it’s a major nuisance, is it against the law? What about the junk mail we receive in our real mailboxes?
I wonder if they saved Saddam’s plastic shredders that he used to toss his enemies into.
Yet.
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