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Spammer Scott Levine Convicted

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the into-the-big-house dept.

bani writes "Spammer Scott Levine was convicted of massive data theft from Acxiom Corporation. Prosecutors say his company, the now-defunct Snipermail.com, stole 1.6 billion customer records from Acxiom and sold the data. He faces a maximum of 640 years in prison under the law, though he will likely be sentenced to far less. One spammer down, several million to go?"

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  1. Billy says... by unfunk · · Score: 3, Funny

    "640 years should be enough for anyone"

  2. POLL: what do you call 50 spammers in jail? by Tomster · · Score: 3, Funny

    1. A good start.
    2. Not nearly enough.
    3. What's wrong with a firing squad?
    4. You mean those Pen1s En1argement Pi11s don't work???

  3. Re:The problem with computers by HUADPE · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you can steal a thousand people's credit card numbers and then use that information to commit fraud, you have committed a thousand crimes. If you can cause $100 billion in damage, then guess what, you're liable for the $100 billion. Fraud and theft are crimes, and the more people you steal from (regardless of the means), the more you get punished.

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  4. Can we get his cellmate's by www.sorehands.com · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can we get his cellmate's names and addresses? I would like to send his cellmate's some penis enlargment pills and cialis softtabs.

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  5. Re:They should be lienient on him by zaguar · · Score: 5, Funny
    640 years ought to be enough jail time for anybody.

    http://www.pcguide.com/ref/ram/logic-c.html

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