'Spam King' Soloway Pleads Guilty to Three Charges Today

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via The Seattle Times.

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Robert Soloway, dubbed the "spam king" for having sent millions of unwanted
e-mails around the globe, pleaded guilty today to mail fraud, fraud in
connection with electronic mail and failing to file a tax return.

Soloway, 28, was arrested in May. Soloway faces 26 years in prison on all
three counts, Sentencing is scheduled for June 20 in U.S. District Court in
Seattle.

Soloway has been out of jail since September because of a medical
condition, but is barred from accessing the Internet without court
approval.

Soloway was indicted last year on 35 counts of mail and wire fraud in
connection with junk e-mail, aggravated identity theft and money
laundering. In January, prosecutors filed additional counts of wire fraud
and aggravated identity theft, as well as two misdemeanor charges stemming
from his failure to file income-tax returns.

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More:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004283053_webspamking14m.h
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- - ferg

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