Nov 23 - By Associated Press
A federal judge has sentenced a suburban Detroit man described as one of the world's most prolific senders of spam e-mail to more than four years in prison for his role in a 2005 stock fraud scheme that netted him $2.7 million.
Oct 29 - By Associated Press
Facebook said Thursday a California court has awarded the social networking Web site $711 million in damages in an anti-spam case against Internet marketer Sanford Wallace.

Sep 8 - By Helen A.S. Popkin, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
No one here on Al Gore’s Great Green Internet is truly shocked or surprised that Twitter is going through the exact same growing pains experienced by every single social network that ever existed.
Jun 22 - By Ed White, Associated Press Writer
A Michigan man described as one of the world's most prolific senders of spam e-mail has pleaded guilty to charges accusing him of defrauding people by manipulating Chinese stock prices.
Jun 7 - By Emily Fredrix, STF
The makers of Spam, long a symbol of frugality, are advertising the often-maligned canned pork as a way to relieve boredom at the dinner table as the recession wears on.
Apr 27 - By Associated Press
The giant Conficker computer worm, once feared as an out-of-control Internet doomsday machine, seems to have settled — for now — on trying to make money in very predictable ways.
Apr 14 - By Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writer
There are plenty of reasons to hate spammers. Add this to the list: They're environmentally unfriendly.
Mar 30 - By Associated Press
The Supreme Court will not consider reinstating Virginia's anti-spam law, among the nation's toughest in banning unsolicited e-mails.
Dec 11 - By Larry O'Dell, Associated Press Writer
Virginia's attorney general asked the nation's highest court Thursday to revive a state anti-spam law struck down by a lower court as unconstitutionally overbroad.
Dec 1 - By Associated Press
Israel has gotten fed up with spam. Anyone who sends out messages without receiving the recipient's consent can now be slapped with a big fine.
Nov 17 - By Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writer
E-mailers, enjoy the early holiday gift: Spam volume has been cut by more than half because Internet providers pulled the plug on a Web hosting firm that was allegedly helping some of the world's most dastardly junk e-mail gangs.

Oct 14 - By Michael Tarm, Associated Press Writer
E-mail inboxes may be clogged with a little less spam — at least for a while.

Sep 12 - By Larry O'Dell, Associated Press Writer
The Virginia Supreme Court declared the state's anti-spam law unconstitutional Friday and reversed the conviction of a man once considered one of the world's most prolific spammers.

Jul 24 - By Associated Press
A 16-year-old who survived when her escaped-convict father fatally shot his wife and a younger daughter told investigators the man lured his family into a sport utility vehicle with promises of a gift and a final goodbye, according to a document released Friday.
Jul 22 - By Associated Press
There seems to be a lot of spam royalty out there: A Seattle man known as the "spam king" was sentenced to prison Tuesday, while federal officials said someone else with the same criminal nickname escaped from a prison camp in Colorado.
Jun 16 - By Brian Bergstein, AP Technology Editor
MySpace can collect $6 million from a notorious Internet marketer accused by the popular online hangout of spamming its users.
Jun 4 - By Larry O'Dell, Associated Press Writer
A lawyer for a man once considered one of the world's most prolific e-mail spammers urged the Virginia Supreme Court on Wednesday to strike down a state anti-spam law, arguing it violates free speech protections under the First Amendment.

May 13 - By Anick Jesdanun, AP Technology Writer
A notorious "Spam King" and his partner now owe MySpace about $230 million in damages after a federal judge awarded the popular online hangout what is believed to be the largest anti-spam judgment ever.
Mar 24 - By Elaine Kurtenbach, AP Business Writer
Chinese authorities said Monday they are investigating complaints that millions of cell phone users were spammed with unwanted text messages from advertisers.
Mar 17 - By Associated Press
Online advertiser ValueClick Inc. will pay $2.9 million to settle charges that it made deceptive claims in e-mails and online ads, a government agency said Monday.
Mar 14 - By Associated Press
A man once described as one of the world's top e-mail spammers pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, and failure to file a tax return.
Feb 29 - By Larry O'Dell, Associated Press Writer
A divided Virginia Supreme Court affirmed the nation's first felony conviction for illegal spamming on Friday, ruling that Virginia's anti-spamming law does not violate free-speech rights.
Jan 3 - By Jim Irwin, Associated Press Writer
A man described as one of the nation's most prolific senders of spam e-mail was among 11 people accused in an indictment unsealed Thursday of defrauding people by manipulating Chinese stock prices.
Oct 22 - By Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writer
Spam is now being served in audio form.
Oct 12 - By Chris Kahn, AP Energy Writer
Two men who sent millions of unsolicited pornographic e-mails have been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison as part of the first prosecution under a federal anti-spam law, U.S. Department of Justice officials said Friday.