Michigan-based spam purveyor Alan Ralsky Monday (Nov. 23) pleaded guilty to a variety of charges based on e-mail schemes and was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Nov. 24. Three of his associates also drew prison sentences.
Alan Ralsky
Dubbed the “Godfather of Spam” Ralsky had been under indictment for a multi-million dollar international fraud and money laundering scheme. Ralsky, 64, his son-in-law Scott Bradley, 38, and associates John S. Brown and How Wai John Hui all received prison time.
They were convicted on bank fraud, mail fraud, and violations of the CAN-SPAM Act.
Reported in The Washington Post and in Information Week.