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Sex.com Hijacker Captured in Mexico

Posted by Zonk on from the longest-slashdot-story-evar dept.

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. Maybe it's time.. by Tominva1045 · · Score: 1, Offtopic


    Maybe the time is right to invite Mexico to become U.S. States 51-54?

    If it was part of the U.S. the following benefits would be realized:

    - Easier extradition of criminals

    - Better environmental laws there would help get toxic cleanup started

    - Consistent employer laws to better protect employees

    - Great real estate opportunities!

    Donald Trum, call your office.

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    Cogito Ergo Sum
  2. BAD MOD by LordKazan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If i get to meta-moderate that post i'm meta-moderating the moderator: retard

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    If you cannot keep politics out of your moderation remove yourself from the Mod Lottery.. NOW!
  3. Re:I registered google.com by hugesmile · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Back in the 90s I registered google.com

    Here is what google.com looked like in December of 1998. (God Bless the way back machine.) Are you claiming that you owned google.com prior to that?

    Please answer me! Can you read this? Or are your eyes covered by your colon, because your head is up your a$$...