Missouri Attorney General Received More Than 52,000 Complaints About 'No Call' Law Violations in 2014
Four of the 10 most common consumer complaints to the Missouri Attorney General’s office in 2014 involved the communications sector, Attorney General Chris Koster’s office said Wednesday. Koster’s office received 52,514 complaints about violations of “no call” and telemarketing laws…
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-- an 8.5 percent decrease from 2013. Koster’s office said it “aggressively” pursued those complaints, filing 20 lawsuits, successfully banning 28 telemarketers from making calls into Missouri and collecting more than $270,000 in fines. Koster’s office also received 1,208 complaints about mail and phone solicitations, 674 complaints about phone cramming, and 598 complaints about cable and satellite service issues.