CAN-SPAM Man in the Can?

For the first time, a jury has just found guilty a defendant to be charged under the anti-spam CAN-SPAM Act (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act) 2003.

The defendant, Jeffrey B. Goodin, of Azusa, CA, was charged after sending out "phishing" emails to subscribers of AOL in which he deceived recipients into disclosing personal financial information which was then used to make unauthorized purchases.

Mr. Goodin will be sentenced in L.A. on June 11th.

Let's hope this is the first of many such convictions!

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