May 31, 2007 - 1:39 P.M.
Robert Soloway arrested for spamming
- IT TOPICS:Enterprise Apps, Government & Regulation, Internet, Security
I guess it's OK to call Robert Soloway a spammer -- he's already been convicted in U.S. civil charges of spamming in 2003.
This time though, he's been arrested on criminal charges, brought by the FTC. The list of laws he's alleged to have broken is extensive:
- 10 counts of mail fraud
- 5 counts of wire fraud
- 5 counts of identity theft (aggravated)
- 13 counts of money laundering
- 2 counts of email fraud (the only counts related to the CAN-SPAM Act)
If convicted, the possible penalties add up to a very long time in jail. Aunty BBC thinks 65 years, but that estimate might be on the high side...
So far, all the high profile civil spammer convictions have involved fines, with the exception of Jeremy Jaynes. These fines seem on the face of it to be large, but in comparison with the money earned by successful spammers, not so much.
[More at richij.com]
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