Federal campaign records tell part of the story. 227(b). 7. daniel.stepanicich@fcc.gov. Download the NBC News app for breaking news and politics, The Republican Attorneys General Association and Rule of Law Defense Fund had no involvement in the planning, sponsoring, or the organization of Wednesdays event, the spokesperson said. To request this document in accessible formats for people with disabilities ( The FRFA is set forth in Appendix C. 18. It is a way for them to get around the charity laws thats exactly what theyre doing, said Stuart Discount, chief executive of the Professional Association for Customer Engagement, a trade association for direct marketers. Some fundraisers work in both worlds, raising money for charities andPACs. It wouldve been nice to know that my money was going to a PAC, not a charity, and that it wasnt going to actually help police and firefighters directly.. At 1 p.m., we will march to the Capitol building and call on Congress to stop the steal, said the voice on the recording, which was obtained by NBC News. Thus, if Congress had intended to include individuals, we presume that it would have used the term person. Moreover, in other statutes the term private entity is often used to refer to organizations rather than individuals. Federal Register Its infuriating, said Angelides, who learned from Reuters that it was a PAC that got his money. Fundraisers are seeing this is just another easy way to make a buck.. documents in the last year, by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration But proving it can be a challenge, she said when, for example, conversations arent recorded and callers stray beyond the boundaries of scripts that toe the line. 5. Federal Do Not Call rules do not apply to political or nonprofit fundraising. Open for Comment, Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions, Economic Sanctions & Foreign Assets Control, Fisheries of the Northeastern United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, PART 64MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS, https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-14711, MODS: Government Publishing Office metadata, https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/06171386503472/FCC-21-75A3.pdf. Always Be Closing, one poster read. The otherwise bland office was decorated with posters from the film Glengarry Glen Ross, a tale of ruthless telemarketer salesmen set in a real-estate boiler room. 14. after OMB completes its review, and directs the Enforcement Bureau to cause 64.1204 and 64.1606 to be revised accordingly. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. The fundraising operation used corporate names including Charity Promotions, from 2013 to 2016, and Charity Appeal, from 2016 to 2018, according to several ex-employee interviews and state filings. As a fundraiser for charities, Zeitlin ran into trouble with regulators. on NARA's archives.gov. Commenters raise concerns that the new streamlined portal will create consumer confusion or duplicate current processes. Sara Kemerer of the . on Congressional Review Act. on In fact, scam PAC operators and fundraisers are often old hands of the charity world, with a history of run-ins with regulators, state and federal records show. In this document, we have created a new online portal located on the Commission website where private entities, including small businesses, may submit information about robocall or spoofing violations. Scam PACs tend to slip through gaps among agencies that govern elections, charities and telemarketing, regulators say, leaving consumers exposed to misleading or fraudulent pitches. The political action committee spent 91% of its money on fundraising in the 2 year examined by Reuters, Federal Election Commission records show. Demonstrators attempt to breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Consumers, meanwhile, should continue to submit individual complaints about unwanted robocalls and spoofed calls that they receive through the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau's informal consumer complaint process. On September 1, 2009, new FTC rules went into effect prohibiting most prerecorded telemarketing calls, commonly known as robocalls, unless the telemarketer has the consumers prior written authorization to transmit such calls. This document has been published in the Federal Register. . Baker said he founded Salt Lake City fundraising firm American Public Resource because he hoped to support worthy goals like helping veterans.The firm was paid nearly $3 million from 2017 through mid-2019 for its work raising money for PACS that spent anywhere from 0% to 7% on their promoted causes. During today's hearing, the Committee heard from local law enforcement, the U.S. Federal Register. Alex Angelides, a 31-year-old engineer from Arlington, Virginia, donated $600to a superPAC called For a Better America, which spent 90% of its money on fundraising alone. (See accompanying article.) 23. 19. NPRM Some political fundraising operations change locations frequently, operate under different names or dissolve and resurface under another name, making it difficult to trace their ownership, activities and connections to one another. provide legal notice to the public or judicial notice to the courts. 227(e). daniel.stepanicich@fcc.gov. Police officer's scam robocall warning goes viral The "GMA" team of insiders analyzes some of the biggest stories trending this morning. the official SGML-based PDF version on govinfo.gov, those relying on it for Another enforcement action relied extensively on information from an industry group, the USTelecom's Industry Traceback Group (Traceback Group). The authority citation for part 64 continues to read as follows: Authority: Federal Register issue. 20. the material on FederalRegister.gov is accurately displayed, consistent with No Republican AG authorized the staffs decision to amplify a colleague speaking at the event. The Commission's Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) will monitor the portal. The rules we adopt today create a streamlined process by which a private entity may submit information about suspected robocall and spoofing violations directly to the Bureau via an online portal located on the FCC website. 727-351-8757 "Committee for Police Officer Defense" illegal-telemarketing, likely a SCAM- this guy will call you daily, weekends, nights too, over and over from ever changing different numbers & using different fund names. Learn more here. Richard Zeitlin, the biggest fundraiser in the loose network identified by Reuters, told a reporter in a brief interview that he had closed down all of his call centers, saying I wanted a change in direction. Asked about ex-employees claims of deception in his companies PAC fundraising practices, he declined to discuss specifics. But she said the panel has been paralyzed by partisan divisions and, more recently, a lack of a quorum. as set forth in Appendix A. The authority citation for part 0 continues to read as follows: Authority: New Documents Treasurer: POLLOCK, KECIA MARIE. Delegated Authority. You are not lying, but you are being extremely misleading, said Jason Jones, 24, a former employee at Politicause. To achieve this objective, we direct the Enforcement Bureau to create and monitor an online portal located on the Commission There should be more transparency on this to protect consumers, he said. Some of the most aggressive actions against allegedly deceptive PACs and their fundraisers have come from state or local law enforcement officials. Relevant incidents might include a corporation or association experiencing a deluge of robocalls overwhelming their internal phone network or a voice service provider that found evidence of illegal robocalls traversing its network. USTelecom requests that we encourage private entities to first coordinate with the registered traceback consortium prior to filing information in the portal. daily Federal Register on FederalRegister.gov will remain an unofficial OMB, the general public, and other Federal agencies will be invited to comment on the new or modified information collection requirements contained in this proceeding. should verify the contents of the documents against a final, official that the Commission The Commission will publish a document in the Police Officers each day protect and preserve life and property where they work and live. 3. documents in the last year, 20 Heroes United, accused of using deceptive tactics to get the firefighter donations, agreed to stop telemarketing in the county and to refund any donations. Now I'm not knocking on Mr. Fotis, I'm just reporting on what I have found and I thank him for his service in the Army and as a Police Officer. Instead, the bulk of the money is kept by fundraising firms or the people running the PACs. Furthermore, we agree with commenters that the Bureau should protect the confidentiality of information submitted through the portal, especially because the data may include personally identifiable information or customer proprietary network information. The fundraisers later went to work for PACs under the names Politicause and Pledge Assistance, both registered in Wyoming, which requires little disclosure from corporations. on The FTCs response to complaints is not noted in the records.. ThePAC, organized by Zachary Bass, spent 90% of its take on fundraising, campaign filings show. Robocallers have apparently been using the name of a former Abilene City Councilman/Abilene businessman to try to entice people to give to a fake police charity. Compliance with the requirements of that information collection will not be required until after approval by the Office of Management and Budget. A JPMorgan spokesperson said its political action committee donated $25,000 to the attorneys general group and none of it went to the Rule of Law Defense Fund. As his office pursued the money trail in the Bass investigation, for instance, Friedman said it came across an organization called Market Process Group, one of the eight fundraisers examined by Reuters. 27. Listen; Transcript I'm glad you picked up I'll get my answer machine voice ready. While every effort has been made to ensure that Box 663 Butler, WI 53007 Visit Website (833) 878-5783 Average of 30. Two of the fundraising companies identified by Reuters employed jail inmates and ex-cons as telemarketers, according to interviews in Alabama with several former employees, as well as court records. Thats what critics call political action committees that gobble up most of the money they raise rather than using it forthe charitable or other causes they profess to support. Date Blocked March 12, 2022 Call Activity Low Last detected 10 months ago Block this robocall and over 6,210,974 more! Counts are subject to sampling, reprocessing and revision (up or down) throughout the day. The Public Inspection page may also . Only official editions of the Although the portal will not reject submissions that fail to include the above information, such failure will make it more difficult for the Bureau to investigate fully and take appropriate enforcement action. 1503 & 1507. would create consumer confusion and duplicate existing Commission robocall information collection efforts. To protect law enforcement methods and techniques, we decline to adopt SAFE Credit Union's suggestion to detail the exact steps and criteria that the Bureau will use to evaluate the information submitted. People are getting ripped off, Weintraub said in an interview. . They said it was not uncommon to find needles in the bathroom or a caller passed out at his desk. The President of the United States communicates information on holidays, commemorations, special observances, trade, and policy through Proclamations. The Committee for Police Officers' Defense (CPOD) The "Committee for Police Officer's Defense" (CPOD) was configured in order to complete an intrinsic goal. This feature is not available for this document. Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. Reuters obtained FTC complaint records, with names redacted, through a Freedom of Information Act request. that parts 0 and 64 of the Commission's rules I have directed an internal review of this matter.. Going byvarious names, the fundraising operation has worked for some of the same PACs as Zeitlins firms have and has employed some of the same people, according to internal PAC records, state corporate filings, employee interviews and deposition testimony in a civil case unrelated to this article. 2. These tools are designed to help you understand the official document announcing that compliance date and revising this paragraph accordingly. For complete information about, and access to, our official publications And the groups they were raising money for werent charities at all, but political action committees, which normally are set up to gather funds for candidates or political causes. Search the Legal Library instead. In such cases, the Enforcement Bureau will forward such consumer complaints to the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. Those two fundraising firms, whose ownership is not clear, dissolved Pledge Assistance in July 2018 and Politicause in June 2019, according to Wyoming records. Find the resources you need to understand how consumer protection law impacts your business. An arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association, a national group representing the top law enforcement officers in their . ". For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR parts 0 and 64 as follows: 1. The Commission vigorously enforces violations of section 227. Earlier this week, we spoke out alongside others in the business community regarding the violence that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol.. Streamlined Process. offers a preview of documents scheduled to appear in the next day's Though scam PACS have no standard definition and cant be definitively counted, a review of Federal Election Commission records suggests they account for a sliver of the some 6,800 PACs in the country. Callers said they did so quickly and proudly, hoping people wouldnt catch on. Add 64.1606 to subpart P to read as follows: (a) Any private entity may submit to the Enforcement Bureau information related to a call or text message that the private entity has reason to believe included misleading or inaccurate caller identification information in violation of 64.1604(a) or 47 U.S.C. You are not lying, but you are being extremely misleading. 11. The Federal Election Commission has jurisdiction over political spending but neither the agency nor Congress has acted on recommendations in 2016 by some of its own members to strengthen fraud protections and disclosure requirements as part of campaign law. Congress did not define private entity in the TRACED Act. We are committed to protecting and defending law enforcement against progressive politicians, judges, and other officials that encourage the war on cops. documents in the last year, 35 The committees treasurer, attorney Chris Marston, told Reuters the purpose of the PAC was to raise money in support of candidates who would help police and firefighters., Im sure the [call] scripts didnt misrepresent anything, Marston said. Eric Friedman, the Montgomery County consumer protection offices director, said he used his countys laws prohibiting deceptive trade practices to win the settlement. ), send an email to Twilio recommends that the Commission create one centralized mechanism for reporting all information regarding robocalling and spoofing, whether it is from a whistleblower, company, or consumer. Rather, they and their fundraisers present the PACs as charities, suggesting they support veterans, firefighters or victims of deadly diseases, for instance. It spent $103,700 on behalf of House candidates about 3% of the total, and it has contributed nothing directly to veterans groups. The "Committee for Police Officer's Defense" (CPOD) was configured to help police officers fight against the continuing "War on Cops" by taking a varied political stance against politicians, activist judges, prosecutors, district attorneys and a host of others who try to bring police officers down by any means. 804(2). Start Printed Page 52843 20-374, FCC-21-75, adopted and released on June 17, 2021. documents in the last year, by the Coast Guard Authority delegations (Government agencies). That could punish well-intentioned organizations, he said. According to John Riggins,. Laura Strickler is a senior investigative producer and reporter for NBC News. When organizations operate as political action committees, however, they are not subject to the laws governing charity fundraising, according to federal and state regulators and telemarketing industry officials. An official website of the United States government. We are appalled at the events that culminated in the storming of the U.S. Capitol, the company said in a statement. 16. 2. More Reuters investigations and long-form narratives, Got a confidential news tip? A private entity cannot determine whether a call violated the TCPA or the Truth in Caller ID Actthis determination is left to the Commission, an action brought by state law enforcement, or a judicial outcome from a private right of action. Organizationally and individually, we strongly condemn and disavow the events which occurred., One of its members, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, attended the rally and spoke to the crowd, saying, We will not quit fighting., Following the Capitol invasion, he tweeted, I am sorely disappointed today in the certification of the election, but I dont believe violence is the answer.. a copy of this Report and Order Rulemaking, including the Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. BIRMINGHAM, Alabama From unmarked strip-mall offices in small-town Alabama, the calls go out across the United States, meant to talk people into giving money for heart-tugging causes like helping breast cancer patients or the widows of fallen police officers. In addition, public entities often contact Enforcement Bureau staff directly about robocalling and spoofing matters. Gifts to actual charities are; donations to PACs, which sometimes sound like charities, are not. Never disclose personal information. Or follow the simplest rule: Never give to anyone over the phone, said Margot Saunders, senior counsel for the National Consumer Law Center. Good evening this is Mike Stevens calling for the Committee for police officers defense this calls recorded for quality assurance Ok Hello hello. Generally, those in the informal network portrayed themselves as charitable, gave little to the causes they promoted and relied principally on small donors. We find that our decision to exclude individual consumers from the definition of private entity will greatly reduce, if not eliminate, potential confusion. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely. Reuters interviewed a dozen donors to PACs. Reuters Investigates offers several ways to securely contact our reporters. 9. 503, 132 Stat 348, 1091. documents in the last year. All persons are required to submit truthful and accurate statements to the Commission. It is further ordered Those who responded denied their marketing was deceptive and defended their business model and compensation. This is John calling from the committee. The Federal Trade Commission, which is responsible for policing telemarketing, generally has no jurisdiction over political fundraising, said Lois Greisman, an associate director in charge of the agencys marketing practices division. For instance, the operation raised $16.8 million for PACs founded by Robert Piaro of Fredonia, Wisconsin, which purported to support police, veterans and people with breast cancer. fcc504@fcc.gov e.g., accessible format documents, sign language interpreters, CART, etc. The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau also forwards complaints to the Enforcement Bureau, which may use them to pursue enforcement actions. on documents in the last year, 11 When she later realized it was a PAC telemarketer, she felt exploited. Zeitlin told Reuters he was not the target of the grand jury investigation. 154(i), 154(j), and 227, and section 10(a) of the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act, Public Law 116-105, 133 Stat. In this Issue, Documents documents in the last year, 1411 Those calls used a recording of Trump's . First, we find that interpreting the term to exclude individual consumers from the definition of private entity is consistent with Congress's other uses of that term and similar terms. include documents scheduled for later issues, at the request Like many such telemarketing centers tucked away in strip malls or office parks, it offered no clues to what went on inside. How Scam PACs fall through the cracks of U.S. regulators, The motto was, Leave your morals at the door, said Alexander Lefler, 21, who worked for nearly a year at a call center southeast of Birmingham, Alabama, describing what he saw as high-pressure and deceptive tactics. We have told them many times to stop calling us, one person contacted by Politicause complained to the FTC in April 2019, noting that the household was on a Do Not Call list. The Commission has a well-established process for individual consumers to submit complaints about unwanted and suspected illegal robocalls and spoofed calls: The Commission's informal consumer complaint process, which the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau oversees. Delany De Leon-Colon, postal inspector in charge of the USPS Criminal Investigation Unit, explained how the elderly are particularly likely to fall for robocall . shall be effective These workers were a convenient labor pool and skilled at getting people to open their wallets, former callers said. We agree with the commenters and therefore exclude individual natural persons from the definition of private entity. JoAnn Coleman, 63, a construction engineer from Gaithersburg, Maryland, said she was particularly vulnerable to a pitch for the breast cancer PAC. Paxtons office did not respond to a request for comment. We amend our rules to establish a streamlined process for private entities to submit information about violations of Sections 227(b) and 227(e) of the Act to the Commission. Federal Register provide legal notice to the public and judicial notice This table of contents is a navigational tool, processed from the e.g., Cherokee Nation Businesses does not condone these actions and strongly condemns the insurrectionists and all those who instigated the disruption of the federal government through their words and actions.. Several told NBC News that spending money on this kind of recruitment for protest runs counter to the purpose of their donation. Against that background, Congress directed the Commission to develop a streamlined process for private entities to submit robocall information to the Commission. 4. We anticipate that this portal will be particularly useful to private entities experiencing large scale robocall incidents and voice service providers that have network analytic information. A spokesperson for Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, the chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association, said he had no knowledge or involvement in this decision., Attorney General Carr has been working diligently to determine how this situation occurred and ensure that it does not happen again, said spokesperson Katie Byrd. This is a summary of the Commission's Report and Order, in EB Docket No. A Rule by the Federal Communications Commission on 09/23/2021. Gelvan agreed to a permanent ban on raising money for charity in New York in 2004 in a case that accused him of deceptive telemarketing for a state troopers charity, court documents show, and he paid a $50,000 finefor violating that agreement 10 years later. Police officers defense back. Its supporters also include interest groups such as the NRA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which was its top donor in 2020 with a $750,000 contribution. (562) 512-7043 is a Fake Police Charity Robocall Do not answer. We are appalled at Wednesday's incursion into the Capital, and did not support any efforts by the Rule of Law Defense Fund, he said. https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/06171386503472/FCC-21-75A3.pdf. He said only that it was based in Florida; Reuters could not determine the specific jurisdiction. If PACs spend nearly all of their money on fundraising and salaries, fundraisers can say they their motives were sincere and it costs money to raise money, he said. All said they thought they were giving to a charity. The Report and Order contains new or modified information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The fundraiser paid $11.6 million by PACs, including Bass operations, since 2017 listed an address in FEC documents that was a mail drop business in Washington D.C.Contract information subpoenaed by investigators and seen by Reuters ties Market Process Group to firms controlled by Mark Gelvan, a New Jersey-based fundraiser.Included were a phone number used by another Gelvan firm, Outreach Calling, an address used by his operation in Montville, New Jersey, and an email linked to another Gelvan company. Coffee is for Closers Only, read another. The portal is also available for use by private entities that have had their number(s) spoofed. More information and documentation can be found in our P, sec. None of the three managers Reuters was able to identify could be reached for comment. Quoting from its website, the "Committee for Police Officers' Defense is a 527 Committee designed to seek out radical prosecutors, judges and district attorneys." Another organization is. The company later was renamed Politicause. of the issuing agency. We agree with comments expressing the importance of vetting submitted information and protecting confidentiality. we proposed to include individuals in the definition of private entity but sought comment on the proposed interpretation, and whether there was a basis for a different interpretation of the term. the current document as it appeared on Public Inspection on Federal election laws were designed to prevent corruption, he said, not to protect consumers.. The calls, which did not advocate violence or suggest the building should be breached, was sent out by the Rule of Law Defense Fund, a fundraising arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association. CTIA, SAFE Credit Union (SAFE), Twilio, Inc., and USTelecom-The Broadband Association (USTelecom) filed comments. This new portal will not affect the process by which a consumer submits an informal complaint about a robocall or spoofed call, using the long-standing process located on the Commission's homepage. We also clarify that a public entity is any governmental organization at the federal, state, or local level. Caller name: Committee for Police Officer's Defense. WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today issued the following statement after the Senate overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act.The bill will now be sent to the president's desk to be signed into law: legal research should verify their results against an official edition of Even as they charmed millions from credulous donors, a dozen former callers for two major fundraisers told Reuters that they knew their companies would be keeping the vast majority of it. It also has roots in charity fundraising. She is based in Washington. POLICE OFFICERS DEFENSE ALLIANCE PAC. Stephanie T. Nguyen, Chief Technology Officer, Competition and Consumer Protection Guidance Documents, HSR threshold adjustments and reportability for 2023, A Century of Technological Evolution at the Federal Trade Commission, National Consumer Protection Week 2023 Begins Sunday, March 5, FTC at the 65th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market - NCPW 2023, Jason Cardiff (Redwood Scientific Technologies, Inc.), Telemarketer Fees to Access the FTCs National Do Not Call Registry to Increase in 2023, FTC Extends its Crackdown on Subscription Scam That Fleeced Consumers and Harassed Them Over the Phone, Federal Trade Commission Proposes Small Business Protections Against Telemarketing Tricks and Traps, FTC Takes Action to Stop Voice over Internet Provider from Facilitating Illegal Telemarketing Robocalls, Including Scams Relating to the Pandemic, Federal Court Rules in Favor of FTC, Halting Illegal Tactics Used to Promote Smoking Cessation, Weight-Loss, and Sexual-Performance Aids, FTC Issues Biennial Report to Congress on the National Do Not Call Registry, FTC Issues Refunds Totaling More Than $1.8 Million to Consumers Defrauded by Lifewatch, Inc.s Deceptive Medical Alert Telemarketing Scheme, FTC Releases 2021 Do Not Call Registry Data Book; Reports Registrations and Consumer Complaints Both Increased in FY 2021, FTC to Ramp up Enforcement against Illegal Dark Patterns that Trick or Trap Consumers into Subscriptions, FTC Returns $1.1 Million to Consumers Who Lost Money to Alleged Scammers Selling Bogus Income Opportunities, FTC Testifies before the Senate Special Committee on Aging About the Agencys Work to Halt Practices that Prey on Older Americans, Seven Remaining Defendants in Massive Grand Bahama Cruise Line Operation Banned from Making Telemarketing Robocalls; Principals will Pay $100,000 in Civil Penalties, Telemarketer Fees to Access the FTCs National Do Not Call Registry to Increase in 2022, FTC Takes Action against Septic Tank Cleaning Company that Made Millions of Illegal Robocalls to Consumers Nationwide, FTC, 38 States, and D.C. Act to Shut Down Massive Charity Fraud Telefunding Operation, Scammers Who Used Robocalls to Target Cash-Strapped Consumers Banned from Selling Debt Relief Services and Telemarketing, FTC and FCC Send Joint Letters to Additional VoIP Providers Warning against Routing and Transmitting Illegal Coronavirus-related Robocalls, FTC and FCC Send Joint Letters to VoIP Service Providers Warning against Routing and Transmitting Illegal Coronavirus-related Robocalls, FTC Warns Nine VoIP Service Providers and Other Companies against Assisting and Facilitating Illegal Coronavirus-related Telemarketing Calls, FTC Warns 19 VoIP Service Providers That Assisting and Facilitating Illegal Telemarketing or Robocalling Is Against the Law, 4 reasons why the latest FTC robocall cases should matter to your business, FTC goes to court to unravel robocalling net, FTC challenges robocallers false threat that small businesses will be removed from Google, Decision bolsters FTC position on soundboard tech, Working Together to Protect Midwest Consumers: A Common Ground Conference, Common Ground: Fighting Schemes and Scams in a Tough Economy, North Carolina Consumer Protection Workshop, Midwest Region 2012 Common Ground Conference, Statement of Andrew Smith, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, at Operation Call It Quits Press Conference, Prepared Remarks of Chairman Joseph Simons at USTelecom Forum: Turning the Tide on Illegal Robocalls, Prepared Remarks of Chairman Joseph Simons at the ABA Consumer Protection Conference, Statement Of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter before the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, U.S. House of Representatives, Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: Abusive Robocalls and How We Can Stop Them, Before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate, FTC-FCC Joint Policy Forum on Fighting the Scourge of Illegal Robocalls, Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: "Still Ringing Off the Hook: An Update on Efforts To Combat Robocalls," Before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Combatting Illegal Robocalls: Initiatives To End the Epidemic, Blog Post: Do Not Robocall Me: The FTC Strikes Back, Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Entitled Stopping Fraudulent Robocall Scams: Can More Be Done?, Concurring Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Avoid Coronavirus Scams - Tip 1: Hang Up on Robocalls, Robocall Challenge Winners Press Conference, FTC Robocall Challenge: Consumer Tips & Tricks.