| First Person in U.S. Convicted Under CAN-SPAM Law |
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| Written by Editor |
| Sunday, 21 January 2007 17:35 |
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Spammer Jeffery Goodin has been found guilty of violating the federal anti-spam law known as CAN-SPAM and faces a possible 101 years in a federal prison. Although this just one of a number of offenses Goodin committed. Jeffery Brett Goodin, 45 of Azusa California was found guilty for running a phishing scheme that tricked AOL users into handing over personal information. It was said that Goodin then used the compromised information to go on a spending spree.Goodin was convicted for an offense under the 2003 CAN-SPAM Act as well as 10 other offenses including wire fraud, misuse of the AOL trademark and attempted witness harassment. Goodin is scheduled to be sentenced in June. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites          |