Indiana Telemarketing Enforcement Actions
AG actions, FCC fines, FTC cases, and private lawsuits in Indiana
Total Actions
5
Total Penalties
$465K
Largest Single
$310,000
Most Recent
May 2023
All Enforcement Actions (5)
Michael D. Lansky LLC d/b/a Avid Telecom
Indiana co-led the 49-state Avid Telecom lawsuit (with OH, AZ, NC). IN AG Rokita's Robocall Reckoner initiative positioned Indiana as a top-3 robocall enforcement state. Combined with the Startel/Piratel actions and Rising Eagle judgment, Indiana has the most comprehensive VoIP-provider enforcement track record of any state AG office.
Startel Communication LLC / Wanda Hall / Rapid Eagle Inc. d/b/a VoIP Essential Inc.
IN AG Rokita finalized settlements with Startel, Wanda Hall, and VoIP Essential. Companies facilitated 4.8+ million calls to Indiana and hundreds of millions nationwide — including IRS imposter, Social Security, Apple support, and Amazon scams. Civil penalties + injunctive terms. Indiana's enforcement model: start with the gateway providers, follow the money upstream, settle with intermediaries, then pursue the operators. Systematic dismantling of the call chain.
John Spiller II / Jakob Mears / Rising Eagle Capital Group / JSquared Telecom
$310,000
settlement
IN AG Rokita co-led 7-state coalition securing $244.66M combined judgment against Spiller ($122.3M) and Mears ($122.3M). Spiller/Mears made 25 million calls to Indiana, including 13.5M to DNC and 5M to Indiana Do Not Call list. Judgments suspended to $50K and $10K respectively. Permanent telemarketing ban. When Spiller violated the ban using aliases, faced contempt + $600K + lifetime telecom industry ban. IN AG reported $392M total in robocall fines/settlements.
Piratel LLC (California VoIP provider)
$150,000
settlement
IN AG Rokita settled with Piratel LLC for $150K. Piratel accepted money to "look the other way" while Startel facilitated illegal robocalls through its network. Established that intermediate providers in the call chain have independent liability — you cannot profit from routing illegal traffic and claim ignorance. Piratel agreed to follow state and federal privacy laws going forward.
Startel Communication LLC / Wanda Hall
$5,000
settlement
IN AG Rokita filed first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Startel Communication, a gateway VoIP provider that allowed robocalls from India, Philippines, and Singapore to reach Indiana phone lines. $1.34M judgment (suspended to $5K). Total ban from industry. Startel facilitated IRS imposter scams, Social Security scams, and tech support scams. Indiana pioneered targeting the international gateway providers before the multistate task force formalized the approach.
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