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Sex.com Hijacker Captured in Mexico

Revvy wrote to mention that Stephen Cohen has finally been brought to justice. From the article: "Cohen, a multiple felon and longtime con man, had been on the run since before 2001, when a judge ordered him to pay a San Francisco entrepreneur for hijacking the Internet address Sex.com. In 1995, Cohen forged a letter to Internet authorities to gain control of the address, which he transformed into a highly profitable site for pornography ads. Cohen, who had been living in a Tijuana mansion, was arrested on an immigration violation by Mexican authorities and turned over to agents of the U.S. Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Marshals Service, according to Deputy Marshal Tania Tyler."

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  1. Re:US immigration failures by mumblestheclown · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    take your comment, print it out, and store it in a safe place. 20 years later, open it up and read it and realize what kind of knee-jerk dumbass you were when you were young. if that doesn't happen, shoot yourself.