Robo-Call Scheme Gets Fined $30 Million

A telephone robo-call scheme is on the hook for a $30 million fine. A federal judge imposed the fine following a Federal Trade Commission investigation. It was the largest civil penalty ever against violators of the FTC Act and Telemarketing Sales Rule. The operation called millions of people. Many numbers were listed on the do-not-call list. Calls told of free money available from the government, and directed victims to a phony website calling itself the Cash Grant Institute.