Disgruntled Fan Arrested, Indicted For Spam Attacks

An anonymous reader submits: "A *very* interesting precedent here might get set here. A California man has been arrested by the FBI for sending spam spoofing the From: email address of several Philadelphia-area newspaper editors and writers. The charges relate to the damage caused by having the bounces sent back to the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, with a total of more than 160,000 bounced emails. Maximum penalties: 471 years in federal prison, $117 million in fines." And not just arrested, either -- Reader red_dragon points to the indictment (PDF linked from this U.S. Attorney's Office release).

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OFFTOPIC, BUT IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR CALIFORNIANS

[Anonymous Coward]

YOU JUST ELECTED A MUSCLE BUILDING, ASS GROPING, NAZI LOVING "ACTOR" GOVERNOR OF YOUR STATE. NICE GOING, JACKASSES. I'M SURE HE'LL FIX EVERYTHING, YOU FUCKING DUMBASSES. YOU WILL REAP WHAT YOU'VE SOWN.

- GD

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