ABC News reported that on the 08-April 2005, a Loudoun County (Virginia, USA), Circuit Judge sentenced Jeremy Jaynes, who was convicted of sending unsolicited emails, to nine years in prison. This is the US's first felony prosecution resulting from a spam-related case.However, according to ABCNews, the sentence is being delayed while Jaynes appeals the court's ruling. The article goes on to say:Judge Thomas Horne said that because the law targeting bulk e-mail distribution is new, it was appropriate to defer the prison time until appeals courts rule.
(Website-Bristol News - 12-04-05)

