Virginia Charges Two Men With Felony Anti-Spam Violations

DULLES, Virginia (CNN) -- Virginia authorities Thursday announced felony charges against two men accused of violating the state's new anti-spam law. They described the indictments as the first of their kind.. . .

DULLES, Virginia (CNN) -- Virginia authorities Thursday announced felony charges against two men accused of violating the state's new anti-spam law. They described the indictments as the first of their kind.

Jeremy Jaynes and Richard Rutowski, both of North Carolina, were charged with sending thousands of unsolicited e-mails bearing falsified routing information. The e-mails hawked investments, mortgage information and software. Many of the servers that processed the e-mails are based in Virginia.

Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore said his office was working with North Carolina authorities to extradite the two men to Loudon County, Virginia.

Virginia has a particular interest in limiting spam because AOL and other Internet service providers are based in the state.

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