Mike, he is from North Carolina, tried in Loudoun County, Virginia under Virginia's spam law because he used AOL's servers to relay his spam. His sister was fined $7,500.00 and he got 9 years.
Here's the article from the local paper:
http://www.leesburg2day.com/current.cfm?catid=19&newsid=9671
I hope other states enact similar legislation but if a spammer uses AOL for anything, The Virginia State's Attorney and AOL will go after them.