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Massachusetts Atty. General Forces Spammer to Pay

Posted by timothy on from the small-change dept.

Cildar writes "The Attorney General of Massachusetts has forced a Florida spammer to pay a $25,000 fine and enter into a cease and desist order. The original suit contained both state consumer protection theories as well as allegations of CAN-SPAM violations. Here is the Attorney General's press release.

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  1. Re:Cost of doing business by Wescotte · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I don't think these court "settlements" slow this guy down at all. He was also successfully sued and ordered to pay $104,104 this past April. You can read about that case here. I am wondering if it is the case that he makes so much money sending spam that these fines and settlements are no more than the cost of doing business.

    I'm sure the fines are tax detuctable as well