EarthLink Inc. on Wednesday said a U.S. federal judge has awarded the company a $11 million judgment against a Nevada Internet marketing company, KSTM, for sending millions of illegal mortgage related email advertisements.

The Internet service provider said KSTM sent emails promoting a Web site and used false and misleading header information in its emails that violated the federal CAN-SPAM Act.

Additionally, EarthLink charged KSTM with breaking the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Georgia Computer Systems Protection Act and state and federal racketeering laws.

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