Telemarketer fined $225 million by FCC
after making 1 billion robocalls
Posted By: Ribicon, 3/17/2021 10:53:45 PM
The Federal Communications Commission issued its largest ever fine to a pair of Texas telemarketers that made more than 1 billion robocalls falsely to sell health insurance. The fine is the largest ever issued by the government agency. John Spiller and Jakob Mears, who made the calls for their businesses Rising Eagle and JSquared Telecom, were fined $225 million for the calls where they claimed to sell insurance for companies like Aetna, Cigna, United HealthCare and Blue Cross Blue Shield after asking if listeners were interested in “affordable health insurance with benefits from a company you know?” If listeners pressed 3 to speak
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sends message to world: 'We value
the diversity of America' 47 replies
sends message to world: 'We value
the diversity of America' 47 replies
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I suggest an additional penalty: pull out their fingernails with pliers. Slowly.