Michael Gracie 

Blast from the past: An arbitrator has ordered Media Breakaway and Chief Executive Scott Richter to pay the social-networking giant $4.8 million in damages and $1.2 million in legal fees, according to legal filings. I won’t be digging into this like I would have in the Spamroll days, but I will admit I’m a bit [...]

Spamroll hasn’t followed the trials and tribulations of the Scott Richter/OptInRealBig bankruptcy cases in a while, well because it all seemed like such old hat. Richter had been taken off of ROSKO, and I figured it was only a matter of time before he and his band of lawyers figured a way out of the [...]

According to Brian McWilliams, Spam King Scott Richter has been taken off ROKSO, otherwise known as the Registry of Known Spam Operations. Now speculation is being made as to whether Richter has gone legit. I say it is simply too soon to tell.

The other day, Scott Richter (or someone claiming to be him – maybe one of his posse), sent me an email with with a court ordered creditor notice. Now Aunty Spam has posted a similar message. I am so disappointed – I thought I was special.

I am not sure if it was really Mr. Richter that just sent the nice message over to me or not, but if it was…thanks! I have been a bit behind pulling court docs on the OptInRealBig.com Chapter 11 case, and am happy to receive this latest from Scott. The following document is the notice [...]

Ethan Preston has posted some additional analysis and opinion on the latest legal manuevers in the OptInRealBig and Scott Richter bankruptcy cases. Ethan points out that Microsoft’s argument that the cases were specifically initiated to avoid the litigation in Washington State holds some water, while the question of whether to remove the confidentiality of the [...]

During my visit to bankruptcy court last week regarding the OptInRealBig and Scott Richter cases, I noted that there were quite a few large creditors present, but not a lot of little ones. I am not sure if people realize this, but if you were the recipient of spam from OptInRealBig.com or its affiliates, you [...]

I had the chance to stop by the US Bankruptcy Court yesterday, to observe the latest in the OptInRealBig and Scott Richter bankruptcy cases. It was less than a packed courtroom, with roughly 15 people there including Judge Tallman and myself. Mr. Richter had no huge entourage – it was just he, two lawyers, his [...]

Ethan Preston has put together some additional in-depth analysis on the Scott Richter and OptInRealBig bankruptcies. Mr. Preston also points out some legal issues on the case, with emphasis on the asset protection issues that will present themselves (including potential preference payments), as well as the potential liability from the Microsoft case. For those less [...]

Scott Richter and OptInRealBig.com have filed financial disclosures in accordance with their recent bankruptcies. Here are the salient points related to Scott’s financial situation…