Judge Issues Order Vs. Alleged Warranty DMer

A federal judge in Illinois has slapped a telemarketing company with a temporary restrainng order barring it from making any further automated calls offering automobile warranties.

Judge John F. Grady of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois made this order after the the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Voice Touch, Inc., its principals James and Maureen Dunne, its business partner Network Foundations LLC, and Network Foundations principal Damian Kohlfeld, according to the FTC.

These calls allegedly violate the Do Not Call Registry and other provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule and the FTC Act, according to the Commission.

Specifically, the FTC charged that the defendants were operating a massive telemarketing scheme that used random, pre-recorded phone calls to deceive consumers into thinking that their vehicle