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Archives of Anti-Spam Cases

Spamming and Spoofing Litigation - www.netlitigation.com/netlitigation/spam.htm
AOL's Other Junk E-mail Archive - legal.web.aol.com/decisions/dljunk/otherarchive.html
SpamLaws selected cases - www.spamlaws.com/cases/index.shtml

Microsoft and New York AG vs OptInRealBig Action

Scott Richter, and his company OptInRealBig, self-styled as “one of the most legitimate Internet marketing institutions in the United States”, were accused by New York's Attorney General Eliot Spitzer of sending junk emails to consumers, while hiding behind fake identities, forged email addresses and a worldwide network of more than 500 compromised computers.

Microsoft and Former “Spam King” Scott Richter Announce Settlement - www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/aug05/08-09MSRichterSettlementPR.mspx
Press Conference Webcast, Office of the AG of NY - www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=19374
Spitzer and Microsoft Fight Senders of Billions of Junk Emails - www.oag.state.ny.us/media_center/2003/dec/dec18b_03.html
Mirror of the “Reply from the Accused” - home.comcast.net/~mcwebber/richter.html

Yahoo! Spam Litigation

Yahoo! Spam Lawsuits - search.yahoo.com/search?p=site%3Adocs.yahoo.com+inurl%3Apr+spam+lawsuit

Earthlink Spam Litigation

Timeshare spammer Peter Moshou jailed - www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/18/timeshare_spammer_jailed/
EarthLink wins $11m spam judgement - www.v3.co.uk/vnunet/news/2164212/earthlink-victorious-against-spammer

US Government Anti-Spam Actions

US Department of Justice Spam Actions
US State Anti-Spam Actions
US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Spam Actions
US Federal Trade Comission (FTC) Spam Actions
US Secret Service (USSS) Spam Actions

US Department of Justice

Takedown of major internation spam operation - www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2005/August/05_crm_431.htm
North Carolina Man Charged with Illegally Accessing American College of Physicians Database - www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/baileyCharge.htm
Chris Rizler Convicted of Federal Charges Stemming from Operation of Illegal Online Pharmacy - thespamdiaries.blogspot.com/2006/11/christopher-william-smith-convicted-in.html
Two Sentenced for Porn Spam Business - www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2007/October/07_crm_813.html
Alan Ralsky, Ten Others, Indicted in International Illegal Spamming and Stock Fraud Scheme - www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/January/08_crm_003.html
Detroit Spammer and Four Co-Conspirators Plead Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar E-Mail Stock Fraud Scheme - detroit.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel09/de062209.htm
Accused Spam King Alan Ralsky Pleads Guilty - voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/06/spam_king_alan_ralsky_pleads_g.html
Prolific spammers busted in the Midwest - www.scmagazineus.com/Prolix-spammers-busted-in-the-midwest/article/136134/
Virginia Software Writer Pleads Guilty to Aiding and Abetting Detroit Spam Conspiracy (Ralsky) - www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/July/09-crm-664.html
Two Missouri Brothers Among Those Indicted in $4 Million Nationwide Spamming Conspiracy - kansascity.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel09/kc042909.htm

US State Anti-Spam Actions

CA Attorney General Wins State Lawsuit - ag.ca.gov/newsalerts/release.php?id=1152&year=2003&month=10
Judge Freezes Assets Of BeaverHome - www.oag.state.ny.us/media_center/2002/jul/jul03c_02.html
Disgruntled Phillies fan Charged - www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/carlsonArrest.htm
Cyebye.com to End Deceptive Email Practices - www.oag.state.ny.us/media_center/2003/aug/aug26a_03.html
Buffalo Spammer Guilty of ID Theft and Forgery - www.oag.state.ny.us/media_center/2004/apr/apr1b_04.html
AG Files First Texas Lawsuit For Violations Of E-mail Spam Laws - www.oag.state.tx.us/oagNews/release.php?id=747
Washington State v Avtech, MDI - legal.hypertouch.com/Avtech-MDI-WashingtonState-case/
First Case Under Florida Anti-Spam Law - www.myfloridalegal.com/newsrel.nsf/newsreleases/F978639D46005F6585256FD90050AAC9
AG Reilly Files Lawsuit - www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/may/1143936.htm
American owns up to hijacking PCs - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4642566.stm
Austin spammer faces over $10M in penalties - www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/060806dntexspam.6235f857.html
Nation's First Ever Felony SPAM Conviction Stands - www.oag.state.va.us/PRESS_RELEASES/NewsArchive/090506_SPAM_Act_Upheld.html
Adam Vitale pleads guilty to massive AOL spam scheme - www.usdoj.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/June07/vitalepleapr.pdf
Todd Moeller sentenced to over two years for massive AOL spam scheme - www.usdoj.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/November07/moellersentencingpr.pdf
Tagged.com Engaged in Deceptive Email Promotions, Identity Theft, and Invasion of Privacy - www.oag.state.ny.us/media_center/2009/july/july9a_09.html

US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Spam Actions

Mark E. Rice (Primex Capital) - www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr17377.htm
Rodona Garst - www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/33-8113.htm
Rodona Garst (Premier Marketing) - www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/33-8161.htm
K. C. Smith - www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr18397.htm
2DoTrade et al. - www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr18381.htm
Jeffery Steven Stone and WebSky - www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2006/lr19805.htm

Stock spam

US Federal Trade Comission (FTC) Spam Actions

The FTC has a mission to stamp on spammers, and have been successfully doing so since the early 2000s. Check the FTC news page for their very latest efforts, or see below.