Feds Arrest 'Spam King' On 9 Charges

The man the feds have dubbed the "Spam King" was arrested this week on charges of identity theft, fraud, and money laundering. Robert Alan Soloway, 27, the owner of Newport Internet Marketing Corp. of Seattle, is looking at five counts of identity theft, mail fraud, wire fraud, fraud in connection with electronic mail, and money laundering. If convicted on all the charges, he could face up to 75 years in prison.

"Spam is a scourge of the Internet, and Robert Soloway is one of its most prolific practitioners," said Jeffrey C. Sullivan, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington, in a written statement. "Our investigators dubbed him the 'Spam King' because he is responsible for millions of spam e-mails."

Soloway is a major player in the spammer community. He first appeared in the Spamhaus Block List in 2001, according to an announcement on the spam fighter's site. In 2003, he even made the Spamhaus "worst of the worst" list of criminal spammers. In its announcement, Spamhaus called Soloway a "long-term nuisance on the Internet."

I hope they really through thie book at this bloke. Hopefully it will send a message to all spammers out there that we will get you and once we do watch out. I say a public flogging is what is really in order for this bloke.

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