Soloway Denied Bail: Update

U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. Donohue said Robert Soloway, of Seattle, should remain in jail until his trial scheduled for Aug. 6 because he has minimal ties to Washington state and has family in Sweden.^[1] "These are allegations of cyber crimes that have no geographical borders......It's just as easy to continue these actions in Sweden as it is in the United States." Donohue said.^[2]

Donohue continued, asserting that Soloway's previous actions demonstrated an unwillingness to abide by court orders, citing a cases in the past where Soloway continued his spamming even after Microsoft Corp. won a $7 million civil judgment against him in 2005 and a small Internet service provider in Oklahoma won a $10 million judgment.^[3]

Soloway's attorney, Richard Troberman, wrote in a court filing that the government's evidence that Soloway would flee was "woefully short on facts," and asserting that, in fact, Soloway has only traveled out of the country with his parents.^[4]

Soloway, who was given the moniker "Spam King" by federal investigators, was arrested May 30 on 35 charges including mail fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.^[5] Mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering are punishable by up to 20 years in prison; the government is also seeking $773,000 as proceeds of Soloway's activities.^[6]

We have previously discussed Money Laundering, here; Mail Fraud, here; Wire Fraud, here; and Identity Theft here.

We have also previously written on the case of Robert Soloway in this blog, this can be accessed here.

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^[1] Annie Flanzraich, No Bail for Alleged 'Spam King', The Associated Press Newswire, June 13, 2007, available at LEXIS, News Library, Wire News Services.
^[2] Id.
^[3] Id.
^[4] Id.
^[5] Id.
^[6] Id.