Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Spamming Charges
An Iowa man who allegedly flooded the Internet with spam e-mail claiming he could steal passwords has reportedly pleaded guilty to violating the federal Can-Spam Act.
Joshua Edward Eveloff, 27, Carter Lake, IA, reportedly admitted falsifying header information in millions of e-mails to disguise that they came from him, a violation of federal law.
Eveloff and Michael Steven Twombly were indicted in Aug. 2006 on multiple federal charges.
Federal prosecutors said Eveloff solicited Twombly to lease computer access across the country, and that Twombly provided login information that allowed Eveloff to send spam e-mail messages from his computer in Iowa.
Eveloff faces up to three years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000 when he is sentenced in April.
Twombly previously had pleaded guilty and is also to be sentenced in April, federal prosecutors said.
