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A federal judge has refused to accept a guilty plea from a former America Online employee accused of selling the Internet provider's customer list to a “spammer,” saying he was unsure a crime had been committed. The judge is unsure whether the actions by the ex-AOL employee, who is accussed of selling AOL's customer list to a spammer, rose to the level requred by a new anti-spam law. Read the full story at CNN.

U.S. agents have raided a Detroit-area operation accused of sending out millions of e-mail advertisements for a fraudulent weight-loss patch, the Federal Trade Commission said. Daniel Lin, Mark Sadek, James Lin and Christopher Chung could face up to five years in jail under a new anti-spam law that took effect in January. They also face mail-fraud charges, which carry a maximum 20-year sentence. Through their company, Phoenix… Read More