World's Most Prolific Spammer Arrested

"He's one of the top 10 spammers in the world," said Tim Cranton, a Microsoft Corp. lawyer who is senior director of the company's Worldwide Internet Safety Programs. "He's a huge problem for our customers. This is a very good day."

A federal grand jury last week returned a 35-count indictment against Soloway charging him with mail fraud, wire fraud, e-mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.

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I've personally almost completely stopped receiving spam emails and my website (SouthFloridaDaily.com) has received no spam comments in the last few days, whereas it would receive at least 10-15 per day.