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Name Of Spam King Sent To U.S. Attorney
Doug Caverly
Staff Writer
2009-06-15
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One of the security community's least favorite people may be in serious trouble. Sanford Wallace's head-in-the-sand style of defense appears to have failed him as a federal judge has suggested that the U.S. Attorney's office investigate the self-proclaimed "spam king."
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Anyone who's not familiar with Sanford Wallace's career can read up on him here. Take special notice of the many times he's failed to show up in court or pay the sums he's been fined. Plus, it's hard not to observe that he stayed in the spam business even after getting warned off time and time again.
Now, Elinor Mills reports, "In a move that could land Sanford Wallace in jail if convicted, a federal judge on Friday referred a lawsuit Facebook filed against the 'spam king' to the U.S. Attorney's office for possible criminal proceedings. . . . The action came at a hearing on a Facebook motion that Wallace be found in criminal contempt for allegedly continuing to send spam on Facebook."
Unfortunately for the prosecution, perhaps, Wallace presented himself in court and revealed that he'd filed for bankruptcy protection. But a Facebook representative told Mills that the move "is not unexpected and only delays our judgment temporarily. We will continue to pursue the judgment and will be reviewing his filing very closely."
People who fight against spammers - and perhaps just those who have received more than enough irrelevant emails - will no doubt also be keeping an eye on the proceedings.
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Doug is a staff writer for SecurityProNews. InternetFinancialNews, SearchNewz, and WebProNews.
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