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FTC slams spam gang boss with $15 million fine
Written on Mon, 11/30/09 - 2:22pm
Whether or not anyone actually ever gets this money remains to be seen but at the behest of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has ordered the mastermind of what was a vast international spam network to pay $15.15 million in a default judgment for his role in running the operation which sent...
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FTC wilts mega "male enhancement" spam operation
Written on Tue, 10/14/08 - 1:49pm
The Federal Trade Commission today got a US district court to shut down what the agency called a vast international spam network that sold prescription drugs and bogus male-enhancement products. The network has been identified as the largest "spam gang" in the world by the anti-spam organization...
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