First Conviction in US for Obscene Spam E-mails
The Department of Justice announces:
Three individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Phoenix on charges of violating the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, along with federal obscenity, money laundering and conspiracy charges, Acting Assistant Attorney General John C. Richter of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton of the District of Arizona announced today. The CAN-SPAM Act is a federal law designed to crack down on the transmission of bulk, unsolicited commercial electronic mail messages.More: ComputerWorld.
A fourth defendant involved in the conspiracy outlined in the indictment has pleaded guilty to related charges, marking the first conviction related to the transmission of obscene spam e-mails.
