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

    How he got caught.

  2. 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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