Well good. A 'bulk e-mailer' as they so euphamistically call themselves is getting charged with Spamming. How well prosecution and appeals will go remains to be seen... after all this is a new area for prosecution. But let the games begin
A man alleged to be one of the world's most notorious spammers was arrested yesterday in North Carolina, accused by Virginia prosecutors of falsifying the origin of e-mails that pitched low-priced "penny" stocks and home-mortgage schemes.
Jeremy Jaynes, also known as Gaven Stubberfield, of Raleigh was charged with four felony counts as prosecutors seek to increase the heat -- by bringing criminal penalties -- on spammers for deceptive e-mail marketing.
The case marks the first time Virginia's criminal provisions for spam have been invoked.
It's lucky for him that this arrest was not made and is not being prosecuted in Texas, they'd probably have it as a Death-Penalty Offense and be warming up the chamber in Huntsville for him. On the other hand, VA is no slouch either...they just hadn't thought of it when they wrote the law, I'll bet.
