Jain Shaileshkumar
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Sam P. Jain | |
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| Born | February 10, 1970 (age 54) |
| Occupation | Fugitive (as of April 4, 2023) |
Jain Shaileshkumar (born February 10, 1970), better known as Sam P. Jain, is an Indian internet entrepreneur and former CEO of affiliate marketing network eFront, who is currently a fugitive with an arrest warrant in California. In 2000, eFront submitted fraudulent data to Media Metrix, a website ranking publisher. Former president of eFront Jerry Ziegler accused Jain of deliberately falsifying affiliate data, using tactics such as submitting companies which didn't respond to his affiliate offer as affiliates with the justification that "[i]f they won't respond to me, they won't respond to anyone". In 2001 Jain was involved in a scandal when ICQ instant messaging logs between him and other employees were leaked onto the internet. The logs detailed activities such as not paying websites that had hosted their banner ads and sending legal threats to websites that spoke poorly of eFront. On April 20, 2005, he was ordered to pay $3.1 million to Symantec for selling counterfeit software and violating intellectual property laws.
Arrest warrant
[edit]Jain additionally has a criminal case pending in California resulting from his selling of counterfeit Symantec software, where he was charged with Criminal Copyright Infringement, Wire Fraud, Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods & Mail Fraud. Jain pleaded not guilty.
Jain operated several Internet-based companies including Discount Bob, Shifting Currents Financials, Inc., Innovative Marketing, Inc., Professional Management Consulting Inc. and Shopenter.com, LLC.
In December 2008, Jain was listed as a defendant in the Federal Trade Commission's case against so-called "scareware" applications such as WinFixer. The case alleges that several companies scammed consumers into buying these applications through malware and banner ads.
In mid-December 2008 U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett fined Innovative Marketing $8,000 for each day that it continues to sell bogus scareware software on its website.[1]
On January 26, 2009, a stay was removed for a bench warrant initially issued for Jain's arrest on January 12, 2009 by United States District Judge Ronald M. Whyte. The bench warrant was entered into court records on February 11, 2009. Jain is officially a fugitive from justice in the United States. The FBI is offering a reward for information that leads to his arrest or capture.[2] In 2009, $14.8 million USD was seized from a Swiss bank account belonging to Jain by the US government.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ at 20:48, Dan Goodin 24 Dec 2008. "Accused Scareware mongers held in contempt of court". www.theregister.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "SHAILESHKUMAR P. JAIN". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^ "Feds seize nearly $15 million from investment account of fugitive in ICE counterfeit software cases — National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
External links
[edit]- Original ICQ logs - Sam Jain detailing his activity at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-12-18)
- LexisNexis - Provides references to Jain Shaileskuma (aka Sam Jain)'s criminal record. Subscription required. at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2001-09-25)
- CNET News.com ICQ logs spark corporate nightmare Paul Festa March 15, 2001
- "Symantec awarded $3.1m in piracy case". Archived from the original on May 24, 2005. Retrieved October 22, 2005.
- "eFront controversy raises concerns about Web traffic accounting". Retrieved June 1, 2008.
- "FTC kills scareware operation". 10 December 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
- "$100 Million 'Scareware' CEO Was Already a Fugitive". Retrieved May 28, 2010.