spammers
The notorious spammer authorities dubbed "the king of spam" is facing a possible 26-year jail sentence, after pleading guilty in Seattle on Friday to charges of fraud and tax evasion, says IT World.
Robert Soloway, 28, had already been found guilty of spam charges in several civil cases, with Microsoft winning a $7.8 million judgment against him in 2005, but had avoided paying fines in those cases. The criminal charges to which he pleaded guilty on Friday followed his arrest in 2007 by the US Department of Justice.
He was arrested on criminal charges brought by the department in May 2007. That year, Soloway raked in more than $300 000 from his spam operations, according to his plea agreement.
