Feds going after Ill. auto service telemarketer

By Associated Press
Posted Dec. 13, 2010 at 8:38 a.m.

Federal prosecutors in southwestern Illinois say they’re planning to take legal action against a telemarketer who sold extended auto-service contracts. The U.S. attorney’s office in southern Illinois says it’ll detail the move during a court hearing Monday afternoon in East St. Louis.

Authorities aren’t identifying the company involved or specifying the allegations. But prosecutors say they involve illegal robo-calling made to millions of U.S. consumers, who were told their auto warranties had expired or were about to lapse.

Wentzville-based US Fidelis was the nation’s biggest seller of such contracts, and the bankrupt company has been a target of a federal criminal investigation for more than a year.

 

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One comment:

  1. C Dec. 13, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    That’s progress, but I will not be happy until I see “Heather from Account Services” in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs.