] STERLING, Va. %u2014 Using the nation's toughest ] anti-spam law for the first time, Virginia prosecutors ] have gained felony indictments against two men accused of ] sending thousands of unsolicited e-mail pitches for ] investments, software and other products. ] ] Prosecutors said Thursday that an alias of one of the ] defendants, Jeremy Jaynes, is listed as one of the ] world's 10 biggest spammers by spamhaus.org, a group that ] tabulates complaints reported to Internet service ] providers. ] ] The indictments, returned Monday by a grand jury in ] Loudoun County, Va., are based on Virginia's anti-spam ] law, which took effect July 1. Prosecutors said it's the ] first time spamming has brought felony charges. ] ] Jaynes, 29, who uses the aliases of Jeremy James and ] Gaven Stubberfield, and Richard Rutowski each face four ] counts of transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic ] mail. Each count carries up to five years in prison. GOTTA LOVE IT!!! Been a long time coming, but some spammers gonna become "Bubbas girl friends" in da Big House!! Good luck impaneling an impartial jury sympathetic to your "cause" guys. I can just hear their lawyers arguing for a mistrial - "Everyone gets and is annoyed by spam your honor..." And the judge replies "Precisely the reason your client is in court today, counsel." :D LB |