Indiana’s attorney general filed lawsuits against several robocall companies for allegedly making illegal phone calls across the United States. The lawsuit, filed by Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita, argued that the calls were illegal under both Indiana and federal law, adding “many of the alleged calls were for scams, including but not limited to, a computer support scam, an Amazon subscription scam, a Social Security Administration imposter scam, and several COVID-19 related scams.” “Hoosiers are sick and tired of being harassed by illegal and unwanted robocalls, and Kathy and I are two of them,” Rokita said in a statement last week, referring to his wife. “Just as I promised, we will stay on the offense in our efforts to protect Indiana consumers and bring these people to justice.” Rokita’s lawsuit lists the now-defunct Startel Communications LLC of Evansville, Indiana; California-based VoIP Essentia; and Califonia-based Piratel LLC as defendants. These entities, he argued, are …
Indiana Attorney General Sues Robocall Companies Over Millions of Illegal Phone Calls
October 18, 2021
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