Spam Threat Nets Man Extortion Charge
Posted by Doug Caverly
As one man learned this Saturday, it’s not particularly smart to threaten 6 million people with spam, regardless of how much a company may have mistreated you. Anthony Digati was arrested as a result of a plan to take his problems with New York Life very, very public.
Alison Gendar explained, “Digati had sunk almost $50,000 into a variable life insurance policy sold by New York Life and wanted a fourfold return.” New York Life refused to comply, and Digati responded by saying he’d send out six million critical emails (and contact 200,000 people using social networks, too).
This caused New York Life to contact the FBI, and now, Digati’s been arrested and charged with one count of extortion through interstate communications.
Also, although Digati’s bail was just set at $50,000, one condition is that he stay away from computers, so everyone’s inboxes should remain safe as the case is brought to trial.
It’ll be interesting to see if the outcome of this case has any effect on how more malicious spammers are viewed by the law. At the least, the judge is likely to make some comments about spam that’ll be referenced by prosecutors.
About the Author: Doug is a staff writer for WebProNews. Visit WebProNews for the latest eBusiness news.
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