Friday, June 1, 2007

Alleged top world spammer arrested in Seattle

SEATTLE -- Robert Alan Soloway, a 27-year old from Seattle, Wash., was arrested on Wednesday and authorities claim he was one of the world's biggest e-mail spammers.

A grand jury returned a 35-count indictment against Soloway, the owner of Newport Internet Marketing Corp. He is charged with mail fraud, wire fraud, e-mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Soloway pleaded not guilty to all counts.


Four of Soloway's bank accounts were seized by the government and prosecutors are seeking to have him forfeit another US$773,000 -- money, they say, he made from his business.