In a criminal prosecution of spam distributors, a brother and sister from North Carolina have been found guilty of three felony charges each of sending hundreds of thousands of spam messages to AOL subscribers.

They were convicted under a Virginia state law that bars the sending of bulk e-mails using fake addresses. Jurors recommended that Jeremy Jaynes, serve nine years in prison and that Jessica DeGroot, be fined $7,500.

The e-mails advertised penny stocks, low mortgage rates and software to erase internet browsing records. A "Fed-Ex refund processor" was supposed to allow people to earn $75 an hour working from home. His sister helped him process credit card payments.

They received almost $24 million in sales

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