As part of its fight against illegal robocalls, the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday announced a slew of lawsuits and other measures it and 25 other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies have taken against operations it said were responsible for more than 1 billion of the prerecorded calls.The operation included civil and criminal lawsuits from recent months, as well as warnings and cease-and-desist letters.
Ftc Crack Downs On Robocallers
Los Angeles Times, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Wed, 06/26/2019 - 1:43pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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