Spammer Christopher Smith arrested as he came back to the U.S.
Diversification Helps Spammer Make Fortune
“… He was just 25 when the feds in May shut down his flagship company, Xpress Pharmacy Direct, and seized $1.8 million in luxury cars, two homes and $1.3 million in cash held by Smith and associates.
But even then, prosecutors say, he refused to give up.
They say he tried to relaunch his online pharmacy from an offshore haven—the Dominican Republic—intending to build his business back up to $4.1 million in sales by its second month, right where it was before.
Brian McWilliams, author of “Spam Kings,” said young people like Smith aren’t unusual in the fast-buck world of spammers.
“A lot of them are guys who haven’t had success anywhere else in life but they find this easy money to be made in the spam trade,” he said. “They don’t want to give it up.”
Authorities were waiting when Smith flew back to Minneapolis in late June.
Smith remains free on bail as he awaits another hearing Thursday on contempt-of-court charges for which prosecutors are seeking six months in jail. He also faces a grand jury investigation of his e-mail businesses, which could lead to more charges and potentially longer sentences. ...”
Why did he come back???? Christoper Smith just learned the lesson of his life:
“… As Davis freed Smith on bail, he put him on home monitoring and ordered him to surrender his passports. ...”
As this case shows once again, just because someone makes a lot of money doesn’t mean that he’s smart. Smart criminals keep their money and assets “diversified” in many different accounts, owned by various entities that can’t be connected to them and off-shore. I sound like I’m one of them, but that’s just what you learn when you follow the lawsuits.
And, I can’t say that I noticed getting less spam.
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