TCH-Dick Posted November 4, 2004 Posted November 4, 2004 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/artic...2-2004Nov3.html Quote
TCH-Rob Posted November 4, 2004 Posted November 4, 2004 Well, so much for my new job. Guess it is back to the drawing board. Bout time though. Quote
Samrc Posted November 4, 2004 Posted November 4, 2004 Anyone else see the article in the Washington Post that said 2 folks were charged with felonies for spamming? North Carolina is starting to crack down on this plague. One person was convicted and had to pay a fine while the other was aquitted. Nice to see that the problem that costs individuals and businesses $$, time and aggravation is beginning to be seen in a serious light now. If you want to read the article, it requires registration, but is free to read: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23622-2004Nov3.html -Samantha Quote
jslagle Posted November 4, 2004 Posted November 4, 2004 (edited) Sam, BOTH were convicted, one got 9 years in prison and his sister was fined. Also, although they lived in North Carolina, They were prosecuted here in Leesburg VA, Loudoun County under Virginia's anti-spam laws because they used AOL's servers to relay the spam. AOL is based just down the road near Dulles Airport and I live about 9 miles from the Courthouse. I made a concerted effort to avoid downtown during the trial. The streets are very narrow and on a good day there's not enough parking. Here's a local article about the trial (The Post is in DC over 50 miles away) http://www.leesburg2day.com/current.cfm?catid=19&newsid=9671 There was a third person who was acquited. Edited November 4, 2004 by jslagle Quote
TCH-Dick Posted November 6, 2004 Author Posted November 6, 2004 Virginia man senteneced to 9 years in prison for spamming http://www.devshed.com/showblog/1643/Send-Spam-Go-to-Jail Quote
jslagle Posted November 6, 2004 Posted November 6, 2004 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. Quote
TCH-Dick Posted November 6, 2004 Author Posted November 6, 2004 OK, wherever he's from he got what he deserved Quote
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