Microsoft, Florida team on spam suits
PC World | at | by Mike
The State of Florida filed a five count civil lawsuit against two Tampa, Florida, residents for sending more than 65,000 illegal e-mail messages and running 75 fraudulent Web sites in the last year, according to a statement from the office of State Attorney General Charlie Crist.
Scott Filary, 25, and Donald E. Townsend, 34, are charged with sending thousands of e-mail messages advertising online pharmacies, cigarette sales and illegal movie downloads. The case is the first to test a new state antispam law. If found guilty, the two men could be forced to pay $24 million in fines.