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Spam King Escapes From Federal Prison

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the must-have-hurt dept.

Bobfrankly1 writes "The FBI, IRS, and the Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force are helping the US Marshals search for escaped 'Spam King' Edward 'Eddie' Davidson. He apparently jumped in a car with his wife, changed clothes at home, and hasn't been seen since." Update: 07/24 22:20 GMT by T : It seems that Davidson has been found, victim of a murder-suicide which also left two others dead.

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  1. What to do next? by neapolitan · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Really, really bad move. Now, instead of two years at summer camp, he will go to many more years of Federal Pound-me-in-the-a$$ Prison. It is really, really hard in today's day and age to avoid being captured, even with a lot of money if you want to live at some decent level. His best bet I think is to go to a foreign country where he could blend in, and live inconspicuously.

    Even in some place like Mexico he would be quite a stand out if he flashed cash, and in the US you'd ultimately fall temptation to going to the local drugstore and risk being nabbed on camera. Any lawyers know if there are any countries which would absolutely refuse extradition? If so, he would still need to 1) get there and 2) transfer enough money to survive, and much more if he couldn't work.

    Interestingly enough, I think the next play depends on how many resources the US government will put into capturing him and raising awareness among people. A stint on "Dateline" or widely watched / read program would help any possible acquaintances turn him in.

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    1. Re:What to do next? by Westech · · Score: 4, Interesting

      He probably transferred a chunk of money into a country without an extradition treaty way before he got caught. He had a ton of money floating around before he was busted. It only makes sense that he set up an escape plan in case the spam hit the fan.

    2. Re:What to do next? by afidel · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Brazil has no extradition treaty with the US, however for high profile targets they have been known to negotiate with the state department and turned people over for certain considerations.

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  2. 21 months? by b96miata · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Who the hell runs from a 2 year bid at a club fed?

  3. Heh by db32 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wonder if they will start taking this more seriously and treating these people like criminals. I mean really...guy steals some property and can get years in a place a little more harsh than this dorm style prison. This guy stole bandwidth, and while it is an intangible thing, ultimately the total cost of his crap cost people FAR more than the value of the crap you could carry out of a pawn shop. I vote send his ass to a real prison.

    From the comments from the article (because I know most of you won't read it, and I'm not going to take credit for it). "One can only hope his punishment will be unsolicited male."

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  4. more jail time, higher security by saintsfan · · Score: 4, Interesting

    he had 21 months for "spam". when they catch him, he'll face new charges for breaking out of prison. in addition, "When they were leaving, he forced her in the car" is that kidnapping? from minimum security "dormitories" to something a little rougher i imagine. bad move

  5. murder-suicide???!!! by e_hu_man · · Score: 4, Interesting

    wow, i'm disappointed in slashdot. 2 hours since the posting that this guy was a victim of a murder-suicide and not a single post acknowledging it.

    i mean, i hate spam, but i'm not about to wish the do-er of the deed dead.