The jury convicted, Jeffrey A. Kilbride, 41, of Venice, Calif., and James
R. Schaffer, 41, of Paradise Valley, Ariz., on eight counts arising out of the
international pornographic spamming business they organized and ran in 2004. The
trial, which began on June 5, 2007, was the first to include charges under the
Controlling the Assault of Non-solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM)
Act of 2003. The law created by the CAN-SPAM Act was designed to crack down on
the transmission of pornography in commercial bulk unsolicited electronic mail
messages.
And from http://www.informationweek.com/news/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202402908
Jeffrey A. Kilbride, 41, of Venice, Calif., and James R. Schaffer, 41, of
Paradise Valley, Ariz., had been sentenced to 72 months and 63 months in prison,
respectively, for running an international pornographic spam ring that took in
more than $1 million.
Kilbride and Schaffer were fined $100,000, ordered to pay $77,500 to AOL,
and will forfeit more than $1.1 million in illegal proceeds from their spam
operation.
So, where's the connection? Well, let's have a look at a little company called "Modern Internet Ventures, LLC" based in Louisiana. It was created in 2002 and it's still active according to the corporations database. It's members are Jeff Kilbride, Jim Schaffer (listed as JLM Media which connects to Jim ofcourse) and Michael Gardner. And the Registered agent is Sigmund J Solares.
Connection to convicted spammers? Check. That is what you are getting if you deal with Intercosmos, Directnic, Parked.com, The Producers, Modern Domainer, etc....
Charter/Organization ID: 35268174K
Name: MODERN INTERNET VENTURES, LLC
Type Entity: Limited Liability Company
Status: Active
Annual Report Status: Not In Good Standing for failure to file current Annual Report
Last Report Filed on 05/16/2005
2008 Annual Report is required at this time Print Annual Report Form For Filing
Mailing Address: 1027 FREDRICKS STREET, GRETNA, LA 70053
Domicile Address: 1027 FREDRICKS STREET, GRETNA, LA 70053
File Date: 05/13/2002
Registered Agent (Appointed 5/13/2002): SIGMUND J. SOLARES, 650 POYDRAS ST., SUITE 1150, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130
Member or Manager: JLM MEDIA, 10645 N. TATUM BLVD., SUITE 200 #484, PHOENIX, AZ 85028
Member or Manager: JEFF KILBRIDE, 13428 MAXELLA AVE., #318, MARINA DEL RAY, CA 90292
Member or Manager: MICHAEL GARDNER, 1027 FRIEDRICHS ST., GRETNA, LA 70053
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