Detroit spam king goes to jail

Kazakhstan News.Net
Tuesday 24th November, 2009

A US federal judge has described a Detroit Internet spammer as one of the world's most prolific senders of spam e-mail.

In a case where it was found Alan Ralsky of Oakland County's West Bloomfield sent millions of unsolicited e-mails trying to influence Chinese stock prices, Ralsky was sentenced to
four years in prison.

According to prosecutors, Ralsky was involved in a 2005 stock fraud scheme that netted him $2.7 million.

He pleaded guilty in June to fraud and acknowledged full responsibility.

Ralsky's company specialised in mass Internet mailings.

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