Sanford Wallace

Facebook Awarded $711 Million in "Spam King" Lawsuit

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 30, 2009 - 9:47am.

Palo Alto, Calif. - Facebook has won a $711 million judgment against an alleged spammer who the company said accessed members' accounts without permission and sent phony wall posts and messages.

MySpace Wins $234 Million Judgment Against "Spam King"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 14, 2008 - 9:08am.

Los Angeles - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace has won a $234 million anti-spam judgment against "Spam King" Sanford Wallace and Walter Rines, who were found guilty after not showing up in court to defend against charges they violated the 2003 Can-Spam Act, the Associated Press reported.

MySpace Files Suit Against Sanford "King of Spam" Wallace

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 27, 2007 - 10:21am.

Los Angeles - News Corp.'s MySpace announced on Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against Sanford Wallace, the self-proclaimed "King of Spam," for violations of state and federal anti-spam and anti-phishing statutes.