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Another Major Spammer Busted

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the innocent-until-proven-annoying dept.

Iphtashu Fitz writes "25 year old Christopher William Smith, considered one of the worlds biggest spammers by the Spamhaus Project, is now sitting in a jail without bond. Smith allegedly had a doctor issue 72,000 prescriptions in the space of one year in conjunction with orders obtained through spamming. The doctor, Philip Mach, had a license to practice medicine in New Jersey but he provided prescriptions to people throughout the United States without ever evaluating them, both of which are big no-no's. Federal authorities have already seized over $3 million in cash, luxury cars, and houses."

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  1. Re:NJ by Morgalyn · · Score: 0, Redundant

    He was writing Rx's for people outside the state where he was licensed to practice.

    --
    You say you got a real solution
    Well, you know
    We'd all love to see the plan
    (The Beatles)
  2. Re:Real Crime is Organised by noahm · · Score: 0, Redundant
    70-80% of my spam used to come from this guy. It seems every time one of these weasels gets hauled in there's a dip in spam. In the past two days my spammage has dropped to a trickle. The past three nights total spam: 173, 43, 17

    While that's nice, it's not related to this. From TFA: "In May, a federal judge shut down Xpress Pharmacy and appointed a receiver to take control of the business' assets." This guy's been out of business for months. He was indicted today, but shutdown months ago.

    noah