http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/07/spam-king-and-f.html By Kim Zetter Threat Level Wired.com July 24, 2008 Edward Davidson, who was known as the "spam king" (although the moniker has been given to nearly ever spammer who has ever been caught) has been found dead in Colorado, along with his wife and three-year-old child, apparently in a murder-suicide. Another child approximately seven months old was found unhurt, and a teenage daughter had been shot in the neck by a bullet but managed to run away. Davidson had escaped from a minimum-security facility on Sunday -- essentially a work camp -- allegedly with help from his wife. Authorities estimate Davidson made at least $3.5 million from spamming activities conducted by his company Power Promoters between 2003 and 2006. He'd been sentenced in April to 21 months in prison for tax evasion and falsifying e-mail headers on spam advertising low-cost high risk penny stocks that he sent out on behalf of an unnamed Houston company. He'd also been ordered to pay $714,139 to the Internal Revenue Service. _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Fri Jul 25 2008 - 05:31:06 PDT
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