And still another Ig Nobel winner is in the news again. Sanford Wallace, who has sometimes playfully called himself "Spamford Wallace," is the subject of numerous press accounts such as this January 5, 2005 Associated Press report carried by KNRV-TV in Reno, Nevada:
‘Spam King’ agrees to stop invading computers until FTC lawsuit is resolved
Under an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, a man known as the "Spam King" will stop infecting computers with advertising programs until a federal lawsuit against him is resolved.
Las Vegas resident Sanford Wallace and his companies are required by the agreement to send online ads only to people who visit their Web sites.
The government says Wallace used spyware to infiltrate computers, overwhelming them with ads and other programs. Then, he tried to sell programs he claimed would fix the problems. The government said the remedies do not work….
Wallace was awarded the 1997 Ig Nobel Communications Prize. The Prize citation explained that "neither rain nor sleet nor dark of night have stayed this self-appointed courier from delivering electronic junk mail to all the world."