Hornbaker

Finley filed an application almost two years ago to build an asphalt-mixing facility on Hornbaker Road near several Linton Hall area neighborhoods and the county's Innovation @ Prince William Technology Park.

Asphalt company won't pursue appeal over mixing plant against Pr. William County 2010

Alan Graham reports that Amazon, owner of the web-traffic stats company Alexa, is suing Ron Hornbaker, who created a service called Alexaholic (later renamed Statsaholic) that reuses Alexa data in useful ways

Boing Boing 2007

To carry out his blackmail scheme, Hornbaker as the ribald Rita would troll chat rooms.

2007 April Michael Arrington 2005

There are a number of rumors floating around that Hornbaker threatened Amazon with a PR smear campaign if they refused to increase their acquisition offer to well above $100,000, something Hornbaker flatly denies.

2007 April Michael Arrington 2005

Hornbaker spent 18 months at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary as part of his sentence.

2007 April Michael Arrington 2005

Once he hooked his prey, Hornbaker would offer to show erotic photos of his Rita alter-ego in private rooms.

2007 April Michael Arrington 2005

While Hornbaker will not give us a copy of the letter that Amazon allegedly sent him making these demands, he is offering to post all written communications between himself and Amazon since 2006 if Amazon agrees to do the same.

2007 April Michael Arrington 2005

His infant daughter was born with multiple heart defects, he says, and three major surgeries led Hornbaker and his wife to the brink of bankruptcy.

2007 April Michael Arrington 2005

None of the ten men that Hornbaker threatened gave him any money.

2007 April Michael Arrington 2005

Hornbaker frequented an AOL chat room called “Married but Looking,” posing as the flirtatious “Rita.”

2007 April Michael Arrington 2005