Pair jailed for five years in landmark 'spamming' case

Two US men who sent millions of unsolicited pornographic emails have been sentenced to more than five years in prison as part of the first prosecution under a federal anti-spam law.

Pair jailed for five years in landmark 'spamming' case

Two US men who sent millions of unsolicited pornographic emails have been sentenced to more than five years in prison as part of the first prosecution under a federal anti-spam law.

Jeffrey Kilbride of Venice, California, and James Schaffer of Paradise Valley, Arizona, purchased email addresses and sent the owners of those addresses links to pornographic websites, prosecutors said.

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