Ouch!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4426949.stm


Nine years for spamming. That must hurt. I'm of two minds over whether this is an appropriate punishment for the crime, but would probably come down on the side of jail. He obviously knew what he was doing when he sent the emails, and this is not only a deliberate waste of peoples' time, but is also clearly an attempt to hide the extent of his duplicity. Accidents and genuine mistakes may be forgiven, but this does not appear to be the case here.

I also dislike using technicalities to get off what appears to a clear cut verdict. Add another nine years.