Shuts down illegal spam, internet operations

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A Florida judge's consent judgment and permanent injunction have effectively shut down the illegal computer operations of two Tampa residents in the first case brought under Florida's 2004 Anti-Spam statute. The defendants were accused of running a bogus email and Internet operation responsible for more than 65,000 illegal emails. The illegal messages linked recipients to more than 75 different websites engaged in fraudulent or illegal business activities, including pharmaceutical and cigarette sales and the illegal downloading of copyrighted movies. The judgment bars Scott J. Filary and Donald E. Townsend from engaging in any further deceptive email and Internet activities that violate Florida's 2004 anti-spam law, the federal CAN-SPAM Act or Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.