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Stories about: Lance Atkinson

Infamous Pharmacy Spammer Gets Fifteen Million Dollar Fine Lance Atkinson, the notorious Australia-based ringleader of the Herbal King spam gang, was fined over $15 million in a default judgment, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announces. Jody Smith, a U.S. resident and one of his co-conspirators, has agreed to forfeit over $800,000 and is faced with a prison sentenc... 1 December 2009 05:35 GMT Herbal King Spammer Forced to Pay Serious Fine Lance Atkinson, one of the individuals involved in the major Herbal King spam operation, has been fined with $NZ100,000 (US $57,000), after pleading guilty. He still faces charges in the United States, where he is named as one of the defendants in a lawsuit brought forward by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The H... 22 December 2008 10:20 GMT The World's Biggest Spam Network Shut Down The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has obtained a court order to shut down a number of companies serving a vast spam network. All the assets and accounts have been frozen and the two individuals behind the whole operation have received restraining orders.Lance Atkinson from New Zealand and Jody Smith from Texas ... 15 October 2008 07:41 GMT