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Originally Posted by J$tyle$
Don't know exactly how Stephen was caught. Again, that was filmed 3 yrs ago. I think Stephen was picked up about 4-6 months ago.
Luke Ford is a gossip columnist, IMHO  |
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sex-c...co-11342.shtml
Sex.com's Hijacker Has Been Captured in Mexico
Category: SOFTPEDIA NEWS :: Internet Life
31st of October 2005
Sentenced to $25 million worth prison time
By: Tudor Raiciu, Technology and Science Editor
The online porn industry has proved to be very profitable for Stephen Michael Cohen, aged 57, who has hijacked the sex.com domain and made over 60 million dollars out of it.
However, Cohen's luck ended when he was arrested by Mexican authorities and then turned over to U.S. authorities because of a warrant that had been issued in his name in Northern California.
The Sex.com domain originally belonged to Gary Kremen, aged 41, who has been struggling for the past few years to get back his online property from
Cohen and also spent over $4.5 million in legal fees in his attempt.
A federal judge found in 2000 that Cohen had hijacked the domain name by forging a letter from Kremen's company. The judge ordered Cohen to return the site and pay Kremen $65 million in compensation. The defendant took of to exotic destinations without paying anything to Kremen. According to court records, Cohen had been living in Tijuana for the last few years.
The warrant orders Cohen to stay behind bars until he returns the $25 million that he had illegally transferred out of the country.