Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Spamming
By First Coast News Staff
ATLANTA, GA -- BellSouth announced today that its investigation of a spamming operation has resulted in a guilty plea from Charles Frye, of Daytona Beach, Fla.
Frye pled guilty to a charge which involved sending millions of deceptive "spam" e-mails using BellSouth® Internet Services accounts to Internet customers throughout 2002.
"This ruling is a true triumph for our customers," said Richard Burns, vice president – Internet service operations, BellSouth. "BellSouth will continue to assist and cooperate with law enforcement officials who prosecute Internet offenders. We are committed to protecting our customers, and will work to provide them with the highest quality Internet experience."
In the case, Frye pleaded guilty to an offense against intellectual property–computer fraud, which involved cracking user pass codes and hijacking BellSouth subscriber Internet accounts to send large amounts of spam.
