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"Buffalo Spammer" Gets 3.5 to 7 Years

jfruhlinger writes "Howard Carmak, aka the 'Buffalo spammer,' has been sentenced to jail time for his spamming activities. Interestingly, the conviction was not for spamming per se, but rather stealing someone's identity, which he then used to launch his spam messages."

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  1. It serves him right.... by millahtime · · Score: 5, Funny

    It serves him right for stealing identities. I am still in counseling for getting that email from my grandma telling me to enlarge my penis.

  2. Will be spamming his appeal... by Omega · · Score: 4, Funny

    He also announced he planned to spam his appeal to every court in the country.

  3. Cellmate by blackmonday · · Score: 4, Funny

    Here's hoping that his cellmate took a steady supply of penis enlargement pills and herbal viagra.

    1. Re:Cellmate by CodeMonkey4Hire · · Score: 4, Funny

      Even funnier if his celly makes him take those breast enlargement pills!

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  4. Shouldn't they have... by CSG_SurferDude · · Score: 4, Funny

    Shouldn't they have executed him like they do virus writers?

  5. Fantasy scene... by Shoten · · Score: 4, Funny

    Carmak, in his jail cell for the first night of his long sentence, with "Tyree," or "Bubba," or whoever; specifics are not important, just that the individual is large, mean, and notoriously maladjusted. It is now lights-out, and quiet falls over the prison.

    As Carmak cowers under the covers of the lower bunk...

    "I bet you don't want ME to have a bigger penis now, do you, boy?"

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  6. Meanwhile in Jail by Nuclear+Elephant · · Score: 5, Funny

    Meanwhile in Jail, inmates have added him to their "My new Bitch" list. Carmak has complained repeatedly that their unsubscribe feature is both inhumane and doesn't work, which has led to arthritis in his right hand.

  7. 3.5 to 7 years? by jlowery · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is he serving time in the Heisenberg Uncertainty Corrections Center?

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  8. Here's Hoping... by bcolflesh · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...his cellmates introduce the "Buffalo Spammer" to the "Cleveland Steamer".

  9. Re:Bye bye, Howard, it's been fun reading about yo by Ralph+Wiggam · · Score: 4, Funny

    A nerdy overweight white guy in his thirties going to the can? He should tatoo tits on his back now and get it over with.

    -B

  10. since you asked... by tuxette · · Score: 5, Funny
    Are you people seriously telling me, that a suitable punishment for spamming is being fucked up the arse?

    Why, yes.

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    1. Re:since you asked... by Greedo · · Score: 5, Funny

      I bet he's hoping that his 6'4", 235 lb cell mate didn't get his penis enlarged.

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  11. Re:Sounds to me a little excessive by chromatic · · Score: 5, Funny

    Think of it as a deterrent. "Not only are murder, theft, and rape wrong, but if you're caught, you might have to share a cell with a spammer!"

  12. Sentencing suggestion by Kozar_The_Malignant · · Score: 5, Funny

    >7 years is the maximum for identity theft? That actually seems a little light.

    How about seven years and the victims get to pick his cellmate?
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    1. Re:Sentencing suggestion by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
      > > 7 years is the maximum for identity theft? That actually seems a little light.
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      > How about seven years and the victims get to pick his cellmate?

      How about three years... but he has to opt out of every ass-raping.

      Of course, if he gets out in three years and claims that it wasn't rape, his cellmates can claim that he opted in anyways, and just forgot about it.