Massive spammer jailed for two years over millions of illegal texts
by Associated Press in Pittsburgh from Technology | The Guardian on (#12KC5)
Phillip Fleitz, 31, was 'architect' of scheme that mined cellphone numbers and bombarbed them with messages that conned users into clicking marketing links
A man who helped send millions of illegal spam messages to US and international cellphones and computers has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison.
Phillip Fleitz, 31, was handcuffed and ordered to immediately begin serving the sentence by a federal judge in Pennsylvania.
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