NJ AG Platkin announced $10M nationwide settlement with major wireless carriers over robocall facilitation. Division of Consumer Affairs enforcement. NJ's approach targets the entire call chain: the telemarketer (civil + criminal penalties), the lead generator (Consumer Fraud Act), the VoIP provider (multistate litigation), AND the carriers that deliver the calls to consumers.

FTC sued NY-based Fluent LLC as part of Operation Stop Scam Calls for tricking consumers (including NJ residents) into "consenting" to robocalls through deceptive lead generation websites. Fluent collected consumer data via gift card promotions and sold it as telemarketing leads. NJ's December 2024 disclosure requirements further tighten: telemarketers must make specific disclosures within first 30 seconds of call or face fines.

NJ AG Platkin joined 49-state Avid Telecom lawsuit. Avid transmitted 237+ million calls to NJ numbers alone (Dec 2018 - Jan 2023), out of 24.5 billion total. 7.5 billion calls to DNC-registered numbers. NJ's Consumer Fraud Act penalties ($10K first offense, $20K subsequent) plus new "Seinfeld Bill" criminal penalties make NJ one of the highest-penalty states for telemarketing violations.

NJ Governor Murphy signed SB921 ("Seinfeld Bill") making telemarketing violations a disorderly persons offense — up to 6 months jail + $1,000 fine, in addition to Consumer Fraud Act civil penalties ($10K-$20K per violation). NJ is one of very few states with criminal penalties for telemarketing violations. Combined civil + criminal exposure makes NJ among the highest-risk states for non-compliant callers.