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Griffin Says Robocaller Ignored Telemarketing Ban, Asks Court for $122M Fine

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Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Thursday announced that he and seven other state attorneys general are asking a federal judge to take additional action against a Texas-based robocalling operation for violating permanent robocall and telemarketing bans.

A motion filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas asks for a $122 million fine against Rising Eagle Capital Group LLC and other companies owned by John Caldwell Spiller II. According to the Federal Communications Commission, Spiller’s companies made more than 1 billion health insurance sales robocalls to American consumers, including many on the Do Not Call Registry. He allegedly used aliases and falsified business records as part of the operation.

Spiller’s companies were banned from making robocalls and the fine was suspended under a judgement in March 2023.

Now, Spiller is accused of ignoring the ban and the attorneys general want Judge George C. Hanks Jr. to enforce the fine. They also want Spiller to dissolve his existing companies and for Spiller to be banned from all telephone-related services, including voice over internet protocol services, text messaging services and ringless voicemail messages.

In a news release, Griffin said Spiller has set up at least three new telemarketing and robocalling businesses since the states took action against him.

“Unwanted calls are a nuisance to every Arkansan,” Griffin said. “I will continue to combat robocallers who ignore the law and the courts.”

The attorneys general represent Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio and Texas.

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