[mdlug] Marginally OT: Alan Ralsky, Ten Others, Indicted in International Illegal Spamming and Stock Fraud Scheme

[Rich Clark <rrclark@rrclark.net>]

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-03-2008/0004730341&EDATE=

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A federal grand jury
indictment was unsealed today in Detroit charging 11 persons, including
Alan M. Ralsky, his son-in-law Scott K. Bradley and Judy M. Devenow of
Michigan, and eight others, including a dual national of Canada and Hong
Kong and individuals from Russia, California, and Arizona, in a
wide-ranging international fraud scheme involving the illegal use of bulk
commercial e-mailing, or "spamming."

The owner of the negatives of the photos of his house taken in 2002 is 
enjoying a cold celebratory beverage.

Happy New Year, all.