Jeremy Jaynes (born 1974) was a prolific e-mail spammer, broadcasting junk e-mail from his home in North Carolina, United States. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Electronic mail, often abbreviated to e-mail, email, or originally eMail, is a Store-and-forward method of writing sending receiving E-mail spam, also known as "bulk e-mail" or "junk e-mail" is a subset of spam that involves nearly identical messages sent to numerous recipients by North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Under a variety of aliases, [1], Jaynes was accused of utilizing T1 internet connections to send hundreds of thousands of e-mails per day, using e-mail lists later reported stolen from AOL and eBay, amongst others. In Telecommunications T-carrier, sometimes abbreviated as T-CXR, is the generic designator for any of several digitally multiplexed telecommunications eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and Spamhaus, a directory of junk e-mailers, estimated that he was the eighth most prolific spammer in the world for the period in question. The Spamhaus Project is a volunteer effort founded by Steve Linford in 1998 to track E-mail spammers and spam-related activity [2]
Jaynes used different identities and front businesses for different types of spam, one of which being "Gaven Stubberfield. " One of his corporations, "National Wealth Builders", was mentioned in the promotion of various get-rich-quick schemes. A get-rich-quick scheme is a plan to acquire high rates of return for a small Investment.
Jeremy Jaynes attended High School in Baton Rouge, LA. His father was a professor of genetic engineering at LSU. He was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Prosecution and Conviction
Along with his sister Jessica DeGroot, whose name appeared on one of the credit cards used in purchasing some of Jaynes' domain names, Jaynes was convicted in November 2004 of sending bulk, unsolicited e-mail with forged headers. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Although he was a resident of North Carolina, he was convicted in Leesburg, Virginia, as he had used servers located in that state. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Leesburg is a historic town in and County seat of Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state He was sentenced to nine years in jail, while his sister was fined $7,500. A third defendant, Richard Rutkowski, was acquitted. DeGroot's conviction was later overturned by a judge, but Jaynes' conviction was upheld. Amongst the witnesses was John Levine, author of The Internet For Dummies. John R Levine is an Internet consultant specializing in email infrastructure spam filtering and Software patents He chairs the Anti-Spam Research Group ( ASRG For Dummies is a prolific series of instructional books which are intended to present non-intimidating guides for readers new to the various topics covered [3]
During the trial it was revealed that Jaynes had delivered physical junk mail during the 1990s. His e-mail outfit primarily advertised a variety of "work at home" schemes. Telecommuting, e-commuting, e-work, telework, working at home (WAH, or working from home (WFH is a work arrangement in Of the hundreds of thousands of e-mails he broadcast per day, only an estimated 10-17,000 replied; but with orders of $39. 95 per customer, Jaynes may have earned up to $750,000 per month, [4] and amassed a personal fortune estimated at $24 million (unclear as to where this figure originated - court proceedings never established origin), against line rental of $50,000 per month.
Although the prosecution had argued for a sentence of fifteen years in jail, the jury decided on nine years. Judge Thomas Horne, presiding, agreed to this sentence in April 2005. [5] However, Judge Horne postponed the sentence while the case is in appeals. Jaynes' defense lawyer, David Oblon, has argued that the sentence is an unconstitutional infringement of free speech; conversely, Assistant Attorney General Russell McGuire, who prosecuted the case, argues that a lengthy sentence will serve as a deterrent. Oblon believes that they will win the appeal, while Jaynes remains free under a $1 million bond. In an ironic twist Oblon's law partner, Delegate Dave Albo, voted [6] for the final legislation under which Jaynes was prosecuted. David B Albo (born April 18, 1962 in Flushing New York) is a Republican politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
On 2006-09-05, Court of Appeals of Virginia upheld his conviction. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. The Court of Appeals of Virginia, established January 1, 1985, is an eleven-judge body that hears appeals from decisions of Virginia's Circuit courts and Virginia Attorney General, Bob McDonnell, plans to petition the court to revoke the bond, and send Jaynes to prison. Robert F McDonnell (born June 15, 1954 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) a Republican, is the [1]
On 2007-09-12, the Supreme Court of Virginia heard the case. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the US state of Virginia. It upheld his conviction on a 4-3 vote on 2008-02-29 [2]
References
External links
- Police mugshot (accept cookie terms, then select this link again)
- MSNBC's report
- An article on Spamhaus
- An news story from CNET dated December 2003, on Jaynes' indictment
- Mugshots of Jaynes
- Assistant Attorney General Russell McGuire