FTC Sues Stratic Networks for Alleged Robocall Violations

Stratics Networks "enabled its clients to route and transmit millions of robocalls using VoIP technology," the FTC said Friday. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, alleged Stratics violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule and initiated "illegal pre-recorded telemarketing messages" on debt relief services. Kasm, one of the defendants involved in the alleged scheme, agreed to a proposed consent order that would prohibit the company from making any misrepresentations identified in the complaint (docket 3:23-cv-00313). The proposed consent order also includes a $3.38 million that would be partially suspended "based on their inability to pay, after they pay the FTC $7,500 to be used for consumer redress." “This case targets the ecosystem of companies who perpetrate illegal telemarketing to cheat American consumers who are struggling financially,” said FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Samuel Levine.