Of those people, 175 have billing addresses in California, where the alleged Mugshot.com owners will face trial for extortion, money laundering and identity theft. Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘Mugshot tabloids’ like Just Busted make money by selling papers full of booking photos of people arrested in the local area. “A picture worth a thousand words, and a mugshot worth more,” proclaims copy on the “About” section of Mugshots.com. Despite the mugshots industry’s high-minded proclamations, many companies dealing in monetizing booking photos have been accused of extremely low-life behaviour. There have been numerous, largely unsuccessful, legislative attempts to crack down on the mugshot industry in the past.

Source: The Guardian May 18, 2018 16:41 UTC