Top Spammer Arrested, Pleads Guilty

(AP) -- Robert Alan Soloway, 27, named as one on a list of about 135 spammers deemed responsible for as much as 80 percent of all junk e-mail, was arrested Wednesday on charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, e-mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.
What I thought interesting was even though he seemed to be living well from his exploits, he was represented by a public defender. He didn't already have a lawyer?
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