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Man Receives 21 Months Prison Sentence for Spamming

by Tim Stevens on April 30, 2008 at 11:15 AM

Man Receives 21 Months Prison Sentence for Spamming
If you find spam as annoying as we do, then you'll probably enjoy this story as much as we have. Edward "Eddie" Davidson of Louisville, Colorado, has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for the crime of spamming -- among other things.

Davidson used misleading messages to get people to read his unsolicited e-mails, which were often sent to investors in the hopes of manipulating the stock market. Davidson's jail time is set to begin next month. As if that weren't enough, he also has the small matter of a $715,000 fine due to the IRS for tax evasion. But, given he earned an estimated $3.5 million for his spamming antics, something tells us he won't have much of a problem finding the cash. [Source: USAToday]

Tags: breaking news, BreakingNews, crime, spam

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