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"Buffalo Spammer" Gets 3.5 to 7 Years

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the serves-him-right dept.

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. Hurrah for Erie County! by YankeeInExile · · Score: 3, Informative
    The jail sentence is the maximum allowed under the law, due to Carmack's prior felony conviction for fraud in a federal case involving fake money orders, McCarthy said.

    And from another article ...

    Carmack is accused of stealing credit cards and identities to fraudulently buy 343 EarthLink accounts to send shady and unwanted e-mail for such things as herbal therapy. Prosecutors said they do not yet know how he acquired the credit card information. He is also accused of banking fraud and other illegal activities arising from his spam operation, which authorities believe he operated on his own.

    But your honor, I was trying to run an HONEST business of stealing peopele's time and identitiy! Now I'll have to go back to mail fraud!

    I hope he enjoys his term in state pound-me-up-the-ass prison. This is the only thing that will curtail the (domestic) spam problem. Harsh, painful prison sentences.

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  2. Earthlink by squidfrog · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here's the original Earthlink case.

  3. How he got caught. by Valejo · · Score: 5, Informative

    How he got caught.

  4. Re:Good... by dr_dank · · Score: 4, Informative

    Very similar to Al Capone. For all of his rumrunning, racketeering, murder and other activities, he was only successfully prosecuted for tax evasion.

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