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The Web's Nine Most Obnoxious People

by Dan Reilly on May 6, 2008 at 12:01 PM


2. Robert Soloway

You may not recognize his name, but chances are you've been exposed to some of Robert Soloway's work, and therefore, you hate him. Known as the "Spam King," Soloway is responsible for sending out millions of junk emails via hijacked computers. He lost two civil cases in 2005, one to Microsoft, where he should have paid almost $18 million, but he escaped paying because of his hidden assets, even bragging about it online.

He faced 40 counts in court after an arrest last year, including mail, wire, and e-mail fraud, identity theft, and tax evasion. He pleaded guilty to three of the charges in March, 2008, and faces up to 26 years in jail and over $600,000 in fines.


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