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A Michigan man considered to be one of the world's most prolific spammers has been indicted along with 10 others, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.

An Internet directory firm that allegedly sent checks and debited the bank accounts of people who cashed them has been hit with a state lawsuit.

Usana Health Sciences Inc., a U.S. firm based in Salt Lake City, is being investigated by a Chinese government agency in connection with an alleged multi-level marketing scam, a U.S. source claims.

(Multichannel Merchant) It wasn't a very merry holiday at gifts and housewares cataloger Lillian Vernon. The Virginia Beach, VA-based company laid off about 25% of its full-time workforce on Dec. 20.

Today we meet Chris Ragusa, president of Estee Marketing Group Inc., based in New Rochelle, NY. Regusa is an owner/broker.

Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell's administration plans to develop a do-not-e-mail list similar to the telemarketing do-not call list.

A recent remailing by Neiman Marcus of its Christmas book included two other catalogs polybagged with it. The company offers free shipping on orders over $150

CVS Caremark Corp. will eliminate more than 400 jobs when it shutters a Phoenix mail-order prescription center next week, according to wire service reports.

Not everyone goes to Nevada just to play the slots. Some go there to golf, others to kayak. And the Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) is reaching out

Staples has an button for you. In fact, it has several. There's the one that's been featured in its print and television ads since 2005. There's also