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."

Comments

Mr. Cohen

[ChrisF79]

From sex.com to prisonrape.com. A fitting end to this story.

Re:Mr. Cohen

[bhsurfer]

Yes indeed. It's about time that a little bit of integrity was brought back to the porn industry. This is a victory for us all.

Off to Federal Pound-Me-In-A$$ Prison

[jdwest]

... where turnabout is foreplay.

Time for revenge...

[nomayogr]

It says in TFA(tm):

"During the years of litigation, he had moved his millions overseas and then left the country himself, occasionally calling Kremen to taunt him."

and

"While Kremen was busy with other things, including the company that grew into online dating site Match.com, he did nothing with Sex.com"

If I were Kremen, I'd have to go visit him at least once to tell him: "Yeah Cohen, there's a lot of prisoners on my Match.com site, you should really set up an account and try and form a long lasting relationship. Our 200 point match engine can provide you with a companion you'll really like to be sodomized by"

So is it just me...

[hal2814]

...or is this a case of somebody crossing the border to get INTO Mexico?

Re:If he's so rich ....

[Asic Eng]

Looks like there are some people in the mexican government who can't be bought.

Re:Maybe it's time..

[moracity]

While that may sound like a pretty crazy idea, in reality, it would probably benefit both countries. American entrepenuers would immediately rush into Mexico, creating millions of jobs. No longer would Mexicans have a reason to migrate north, many illegally.

Other benefits:

1) Access to all Mexican oil/natural resources, eliminating dependence on imported oil/resources

2) Illegal immigration from Mexico stopped

3) No more terrorist entry into Mexico

4) Increased tax base

5) Increase military - absorb existing and recruiting more - we could finally become the imperialist nation everyone accuses us of being...starting with Canada, then Central America. Cuba? Gone.

The beneifts seem limitless. I am sure there are some drawbacks, but I think they would be outweighed.

Re:If he's so rich ....

[Anonymous Coward]

I had a friend arrested in Mexico before

Would you like to re-phrase that? dont think many would be your pal afterwards..

Re:If he's so rich ....

[ScentCone]

He chose the ATM, and joined us again about 30 minutes after being arrested, but now down about $200.

I think you're painting a very unfair portrait of Mexican law enforcement, here. They are far, far more reasonable than that. Typically, $100 will do fine, and they're now taking PayPal if you have web access on your cell phone - but those Mexican roaming charges make prison a serious option.

Re:If he's so rich ....

[idontgno]

Looks more like there are some people in the Mexican government who can't stay bought.

Re:INS can't be bothered to pick up arrested illeg

[Anonymous Coward]

Your lack of faith in "diversity" is disturbing, citizen-unit. Stop questioning and return to your simple life of mass media induced stupor!

WTF?!!?!

[multipartmixed]

Let me get this straight:

Immigration officials picked up an illegal American living in Mexico

Have I fallen into some kind of alternate universe?

If so, is it the one where Spock has a goatee, or do I get treated to Nana Visitor in tight leather pants?