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Where are these people located?
Generally: Defamation (of which libel and slander are methods) is the offense of detracting from another's reputation, or of injuring his character, fame or reputation by false and malicious statements.
In this case, even if you could prove that B defamed A, you would have to prove damages to recover any money. Although it's possible A might be awarded punitive damages if B's actions were especially harmful, it is unlikely. Damages from defamation usually must have a concrete financial base - for example, due to B's lies A was denied a job or lost a contract. Absent such damages A will not be able to recover anything from B.
Some form of invasion of privacy might be possible for B going into A's mailbox (assuming B had no authority to do so), and some kind of fraud charge might be leveled against B for creating the false email addresses, but both of these are unlikely.
A probably wouldn't be responsible for B's court and lawyer fees unless the court determined that A's case was frivolous and without any basis.
For future reference, everyone please post jurisdiction when asking legal questions. (Country, state, county...)
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