Two found guilty in first US felony spam conviction

A brother and sister who sent junk email to millions of America Online customers have been convicted in the first felony prosecution of internet spam distributors in the United States.

Two found guilty in first US felony spam conviction

A brother and sister who sent junk email to millions of America Online customers have been convicted in the first felony prosecution of internet spam distributors in the United States.

Jurors in Leesburg, Virginia, recommended that Jeremy Jaynes, 30, be sentenced to nine years in prison and fined Jessica DeGroot, 28, $7,500 dollars (€5,800/£4,000) after convicting them of three counts each of sending emails with fraudulent and untraceable routing information.

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