FTC Files Complaints To Halt Sale of Consumer Phone Records
Press release, May 3, 2006: "The Federal Trade Commission has filed federal court complaints charging five Web-based operations that have obtained and sold consumers’ confidential telephone records to third parties with violating federal law. The agency is seeking a permanent halt to the sale of the phone records, and has asked the courts to order the operators to give up the money they made with their illegal operations."
Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Information Search, Inc. and David J. Kacala, individually and as an officer of Information Search, Inc., Defendants.
Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Accusearch, Inc. d/b/a Abika.com, and Jay Patel, Defendants.
Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. CEO GROUP, INC. d/b/a Check Em Out, and Scott Joseph, Defendants.
Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Integrity Security & Investigation Services, Inc., Defendants.
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