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> Google wouldn’t be where it is today without all the ads it sold for “natural” viagra from overseas pharmacies. Hah I wonder if anyone has measured the size

• arcticbull 4y ago
  Prosecutors have, from time to time. Le Roux's RX Limited in particular was running hundreds of millions of dollars per year. [1] Some estimates put his take at $400M total. [2] I bet Ratliff has some specific estimates in Mastermind. [1] https://www.dw.com/en/from-programmer-to-gangster-boss-the-unbelievable-story-of-paul-le-roux/a-54047877 https://www.dw.com/en/from-programmer-to-gangster-boss-the-u... [2] https://www.startribune.com/how-minnesota-agents-helped-find-paul-le-roux-and-how-the-mastermind-may-again-find-freedom/368736611/ https://www.startribune.com/how-minnesota-agents-helped-find...
  • Scoundreller 4y ago
    $500m settled by Google for ads from “Canadian” pharmacies (many of which weren’t actually in Canada). Chump change for Google when they settled it, but basically free venture capital when they booked it as revenue: https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2011/aug/24/google-settles-us-drug-advertising-case https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2011/aug/24/google-se...