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Wednesday, 2007-01-17

AOL phisher faces up to 101 years in prison

Filed under: General — bblackmoor @ 17:47

Jeffrey Brett Goodin, 45, of Azusa, was convicted Friday on multiple counts by a jury in the U.S. District Court for Central District of California in Los Angeles, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement.

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The Goodin conviction is the first by a jury under the Can-Spam Act of 2003, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Goodin was convicted on multiple counts in addition to the Can-Spam conviction, including wire fraud, unauthorized use of credit cards, misuse of the AOL trademark and attempted witness harassment, prosecutors said.

(from ZDNet, AOL phisher faces up to 101 years in prison)

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