All Posts Tagged Spitzer

Recent spam busts a circle of friends?

March 24th, 2006 | 2 comments

I don’t have time today to check this out (how irresponsible, eh?) but I’ve been told that the suits and fines I “reported” on earlier today are linked together. According to an anonymous tip, Gratis Internet was the main cog, selling lists to Datran (which Spitzer got a hold of), and Jumpstart (which was just [...]

Scott Richter’s coming out party – invitations questionable

August 9th, 2005 | No comments

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 [...]

Mommy, Elliot won’t share

April 19th, 2005 | No comments

There is little doubt that Elliot Spitzer has done some good on behalf of the little guy. Determinably anti-establishment, Spitzer has attacked the mutual fund industry and the insurance industry, on top of spending a little time on spamming (he is partially responsible for outing OptInRealBig, and exacerbating its bankruptcy). But we all know the [...]