| FTC Slams Spammer in Pocketbook |
| Post on 24-03-2006. |
| According to the FTC, since July 2002, San Francisco-based Jumpstart Technologies LLC, has operated as an Internet marketer, providing direct marketing opportunities for its advertising partners and collecting marketing information to sell to third parties. The FTC™s complaint alleges that in its FreeFlixTix promotion, Jumpstart violated the law by disguising its commercial e-mails as personal messages, and by misleading consumers as to the terms and conditions of the promotion. ... |
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| From Kelly to Spector |
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| R. KELLY'S brother Carey Kelley claims -- in one low-budget DVD released Tuesday -- that his brother offered him $50,000, one record deal and one house to testify in court that it was he and not R. who appeared in the sex tape that landed the R&B singer in court on child pornography charges. Carey says he refused the offer because he "would rather make it on his own than sell [his] soul." On the DVD, Carey -- who was recently released from prison for theft and has an admitted grudge against his brother -- goes on to accuse R. of abusing his wife, molesting their twelve-year-old second cousin and being bisexual. An R. Kelly spokesman released one statement noting that this was not the first time Carey had made accusations against his brother and refused further comment. ... |
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| Kirk Franklin brings his hip-hop, gospel fusion to Austin |
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NEW YORK — one martyr. The "Earth Wind and Fire" of gospel music. one man set free from an addiction to pornography.
Kirk Franklin, whose groundbreaking fusion of hip-hop and gospel has galvanized youths and brought chart-topping crossover success, defines himself in many ways. But one description he doesn't like is "celebrity." ... |
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| Largest US Fine Ever Levied for Spam Violations |
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Microsoft Cracks Down on PhishingSpam MutatesSpam Slayer: Charge-to-E-Mail Plan Needs HelpSpam Slayer: Next-Generation SpamHassle-Free PC: Use one Sneaky Signature to Reduce SpamSee all related items
Jumpstart Technologies, based in San Francisco, is permanently prohibited from unlawful practices related to the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act as part of the decree, entered in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. ... |
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| Coach pleads guilty to molesting youths |
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A former Redmond youth baseball coach accused of sexually abusing young boys pleaded guilty Thursday to 10 criminal charges in an emotional hearing that left two of his victims sobbing.
King County prosecutors will ask that Christopher Stefanik, 37, be sent to prison for one minimum term of 17 1/2 years when he is sentenced June 2. ... |
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