Texas spammer fined 10 million dollars

A college student who led a massive spam e-mail operation has been fined more than 10 million dollars, the Texas attorney general said.

"Spam e-mail is not only pervasive in our society but is one of the most aggravating problems computer users face," Attorney General Greg Abbott said in a statement Wednesday.

"Today's crackdown effectively shuts down one of the worst spam operators and sends a warning to others who would engage in spam e-mailing for profit."

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