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Annoying spammers get convicted

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posted on Nov, 3 2004 @ 09:56 PM
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Wednesday marked the historical first felony conviction for email spamming.




Courtesy of Cnn.com

LEESBURG, Virginia (AP) -- A brother and sister who sent junk e-mail to millions of America Online customers were convicted Wednesday in the nation's first felony prosecution of Internet spam distributors.

Jurors recommended that Jeremy Jaynes be sentenced to nine years in prison and fined Jessica DeGroot $7,500 after convicting them of three counts each of sending e-mails with fraudulent and untraceable routing information.

A third defendant, Richard Rutkowski, 30, was acquitted of similar charges.

The judge was still considering a motion from defense attorneys to set aside the verdict and will hear arguments on it a later date. He had said previously that he had reservations about allowing the case against DeGroot and Rutkowski to go to a jury.

Virginia, where AOL is based, prosecuted the case under a law that took effect last year barring people from sending bulk e-mail that is unsolicited and masks its origin.



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I hope these kids realized the dangers of internet pollution. Finally the Judicial system is realizing that internet schemers are just as detremental to our nation as rapists, murderers, and drug offenders.

[Edited on 3-11-2004 by luvthy#ry]



 
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