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It was the fraud and phony tracnig info they posted.

ebnelson — 11/5/2004 1:15:18 AM (archived)

They were stealing money...about $400,000 according to the article.
And they had stolen via fraud perhaps 8-figures (>$10million).
Ed

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This sounds like good news (completely unrelated to the election) - Larry J - 11/4/2004 6:27:21 PM
- 9 years for sending spam? WTF? - Lee - 11/5/2004 12:56:53 AM
  - Not just spam. - Mary Anne - 11/5/2004 2:27:41 PM
    - Sounds good to me. - Lee - 11/6/2004 2:34:17 AM
    - A 9 year sentence is rarely 9 years... - Larry J - 11/5/2004 2:37:35 PM
      - True. The balance of the sentence will likely be played out as probation. - Mary Anne - 11/5/2004 2:47:24 PM
  - fair point re spammers - Daniel - 11/5/2004 12:36:18 PM
  - It was the fraud and phony tracnig info they posted. - ebnelson - 11/5/2004 1:15:18 AM
- I agree. The internet will not stay anarchist forever - ebnelson - 11/4/2004 10:28:53 PM
- The internet is no longer the cyberversion of the "Wild West". - Jacob Samorodin - 11/4/2004 7:44:09 PM

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