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Legal Action Taken Against Jacksonville Mortgage Company For Violating Do Not Call Law

TALLAHASSEE – Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced today that he has taken legal action against a Duval County telemarketer for violating Florida’s “Do Not Call” law.

A lawsuit filed in Leon County Circuit Court alleges that Allied Capital Mortgage Company, of Jacksonville, made at least 21 calls to Florida residents on the state’s “Do Not Call” list in late 2005 and throughout 2006. In addition, the lawsuit alleges that the company used a pre-recorded message in some of the calls, which is a separate violation of state law.  “We have little tolerance for companies that ignore the ‘Do not Call’ law,” Bronson said. “When a consumer joins our program, he or she is entitled to be spared from telemarketing calls.” 

The legal action seeks an injunction prohibiting the company from making any future calls to residents on the list and fines of up to $10,000 for each of the calls it made to prohibited phone numbers. Bronson’s department has collected or obtained judgements of more than $1.5 million against companies that have called residents on the list, and several such legal actions are pending in courts throughout the state.