Tuesday, June 23, 2009

4 Guilty Pleas in Spam Ring Prosecution


Brian Krebs of the Washington Post has an article (photos courtesy of Spamhaus) covering the guilty pleas of four individuals involved with what is described as "on of the worlds top spam kingpins".

The complete list of those pleading guilty of involvement and associated charges:

  • Scott K. Bradley - Up to 87 months in prison and $1,000,000,000 fines

  • John Bown - Up to 63 months in prison and $75,000 fine

  • William Neil - Up to 37 months incarceration and $30,000 fine

  • James Fite - 2 years incarceration and $30,000 fine


Sentencing is scheduled for 29 Oct, 2009

Full article is HERE