Spammer Alan Ralsky Indicted

Several users have written to tell us that notorious spammer Alan Ralsky has been indicted along with ten others on 41 counts of spam-related illegal activity. Ralsky has had trouble with the law in the past, and the current litany of charges includes mail and wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy, and violation of federal spamming laws. From the Detroit Free Press: "The 41-count indictment said Ralsky ... and others used unsolicited e-mail to pump up the price of largely worthless stock in Chinese companies and sold the stock reaping huge profits and leaving Internet subscribers who purchased it holding the bag. The operation also used illegal methods to maximize the amount of spam that could be sent while evading spam-blocking devices and tricked recipients into opening and acting on advertisements, prosecutors said."

Comments

Re:Really so bad?

[Anonymous Coward]

The fact that this half-witted, empty one-liner was modded insightful is, in my most humble opinion, proof-positive that "No Child Left Behind" works. You read that right.

By the way, there are no geniuses. Just varying layers of stupid.

Re:Small Potatoes - Get the Paultards!

[Jippy T Flounder]

or a suitable likeness of l. ron hubbard.
i'm fairly sure it could be organized without giving up on persecuting spammers. i hold them all in the same esteem for causing fellow 'beans unnecessary frustration: life's short enough as it is.