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Technology & Science

Jun. 15, 2009

Facebook Spammer Could Face Prosecution

The aggressive pursuit of "Spam King" Sanford Wallace by Facebook Inc., the Federal Trade Commission and MySpace has driven him into bankruptcy and out of hiding.

By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - The aggressive pursuit of "Spam King" Sanford Wallace by Facebook Inc., the Federal Trade Commission and MySpace has driven the man into bankruptcy and out of hiding.

Wallace, who once led the Internet marketing company Cyber Promotions, made a rare court appearance Friday before U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose, who referred Wallace to the U.S. attorney's office for possible crim...

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