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Judge Rejects Guilty Plea From AOL Employee

Posted by timothy on from the I-want-this-judge-in-my-traffic-court dept.

The Hobo writes "Newsday has a story on a New York judge who rejected Jason Smather's guilty plea. Smathers, covered previously on Slashdot, was the AOL employee who stole and sold AOL addresses to spammers. The judge himself apparently cancelled his AOL subscription due to receiving too much spam. While he didn't like what Jason did, he wasn't convinced a crime had been committed under the CAN-SPAM law, which requires that a person be deceived."

3 of 231 comments (clear)

  1. Ding! by Asshat+Canada · · Score: 5, Funny

    You've got Bail!

  2. Stealing is not a crime? by toupsie · · Score: 4, Funny

    Didn't the guy steal millions upon millions of AOL Screen Names and fence them? Isn't that covered under the STEAL-SHIT Act? Can I guarantee a reservation in his court? I have my eyes on this Porsche.

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    Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
  3. Re:But will he be charged with theft? by TummyX · · Score: 4, Funny


    Copyright is evil. Information wants to be free. Something about beer. Let the guy go! blah blah blah
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