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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. 640 Years by kdark1701 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I think its safe to say he won't be serving that long, one way or another.

    1. Re:640 Years by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

      ...ought to be enough for anyone.

  2. Obligatory quote by rob_squared · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "640 years ought to be enough for anyone."

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    I don't get it.
  3. Re:Billy says... by rolfwind · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "Billy says 640 years should be enough for anyone"

    To boot Microsoft Vista or just to wait for Longhorn to come out?

  4. Whats all the complaints about? by zaguar · · Score: 0, Redundant

    640 years ought to be enough jail time for anybody.

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    "Sure there's porn and piracy on the Web but there's probably a downside too."