The LA Times is calling this the first defendant found guilty by a jury under the CAN-SPAM law.
Jeffrey Goodin of Azusa, CA was convicted for phishing credit and other personal information from AOL users. He was able to do about a million dollars worth of financial damage.
Story: Man guilty of Internet spam in AOL case. (Registration required).
More informaton from Law Fuel.com: 'Phisher' Guilty of Posing As AOL Billing Department And Obtaining Credit Card & Personal Information.
U.S. DOJ press release: 'Phisher' Guilty of Posing As AOL Billing Department And Obtaining Credit Card & Personal Information
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