] 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

Virginia charges two under new anti-spam law