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Massachusetts levies $37 million fine against "Internet Spam Gang"

The Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General is on the hunt for one Leo Kuyeyev, leader of the "Internet Spam Gang" who received a crackdown this week from a Boston judge who fined the illegal spam operation $37 million. Attorney General Tom Reilly brought the suit against Kuvayev and six others with ties in Massachusetts in May, and civil charges were brought against the group this week in order to quickly shut down the spam ring. U.S.-based ISPs have since shut down the Kuvayev operation, which is charged with sending millions of messages soliciting online users with illegal products ranging from counterfeit drugs and pirated software to porn, phony designer watches, and mortgage loans. Kuvayev and one other member of the group are believed to be in Russia; the whereabouts of the remainder of the group are unknown.

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