Posted on 08/06/2007 10:15:18 PM PDT by LibWhacker
Suddenly wishes Viagra was harder to come by
Notorious spammer Christopher "Rizler" Smith was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday.
US District Judge Michael Davis called Smith a "drug kingpin" before throwing the book at him. Smith was convicted on charges of conspiracy, illegal distribution of drugs, money laundering and operating a continuing criminal enterprise.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the judge was somewhat hesitant about the length of the prison term recommended by sentencing guidelines, but in the end, decided it was reasonable.
Smith hasn't exactly been a darling to the court system. In addition to fleeing justice abroad, he didn't exactly make pals with the prosecution by issuing a death threat to the children of a witness in the case.
Smith was nabbed in 2005 after stepping off a flight from the Dominican Republic, where he had been operating after a federal judge shut down his Minneapolis-based spamming operation. He had fled there, allegedly using a false passport, just four days after appearing in federal court to face charges. While in the Dominican Republic, he even withdrew money that had been frozen by a previous court order.
According to the Star, Bernadette Hollis, who pleaded guilty of aiding Smith's operation in acquiring hydrocodone, had stepped forward to help the government in its case.
In 2006, Smith had called an associate in the Philippines to discuss murdering Hollis's children for testifying against him. In a recorded phone call played at the hearing, he asked for someone to take photos of the children "to give her the option of which one of her kids she's going to sacrifice for doing so".
Under the spam companies Burnsville Internet and Xpress Pharmacy Direct, Smith allegedly sent more than one billion emails through America Online. The FBI claims he made approximately $18m during his final year as a penis pill pusher. Federal authorities raided Xpress Pharmacy and Smith's home, seized $4.2m in assets, including a $1.1m house and 17 luxury vehicles worth $1.8m.
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
Damn. I hate lenient judges.
“Notorious spammer Christopher “Rizler” Smith was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday.”
He should have hauled 490 pounds of dope over the Mexican border.....the Feds don’t prosecute under 500 pounds : )
He sounds almost as bad as Hillary Clinton. Is that possible?
Spammers are going to rationalize that this was the "real crime" he was convicted of. They will foolishly continue their crimes without care.
OMG PWND
He might be. Thank God, he won’t be running for office any time soon!
So I really won't be getting any more email with \/!AGRA in the subject line?
So that's where he went wrong!
JUST KIDDING...
Seriously.
I
hate
vermin
like
him.
This is the part I find depressing. Idiots who believe these spam ads are the ones that keep them in business.
That said, there is nothing bad enough that can happen to this POS. Nothing.
O Happy Day
Kalloo Kallay!
It’s been quite a spell since I’ve crossed paths with you here — good to see your FRName on posts again!!
AWESOME!!!
Now on to read the article...
Who are the total MORONS who buy this stuff? EIGHTEEN MILLION dollars of it in one year - FROM SPAM!
Come on now... fess up. (Waiting... waiting...)
Maybe this is part of Hillarycare?
Exactly. Lets see...
1) Click on a link in an e-mail with obviously fake return address.
2) Go to a web page where there are NO phone numbers to contact anyone.
3) That same web page is hosted in China where you can't find out who owns it.
4) Believe that some "pills" will suddenly, magically, make your "member" become one foot long.
5) Give your credit card number to a web site in China for the magic pills.
6) Let a web site that will NOT let you contact them take money from your credit card account.
7) Assume that the web site who won't let you know who they are and won't let you contact them will send you the magic pills.
8) If said magic pills arrive: actually put one (or many) in your mouth and swallow, knowing that the person who will not let you know who they are and will not let you contact them sent you something that won't kill you.
$18 million dollars in ONE year from people who HAD TO believe and/or do all of the above, plus some. We're doomed.
That is an incredibly stupid comment.
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