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  <title>Missouri Attorney General No Call News</title>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Nixon obtains court order preventing Michigan company from continued phone harassment of Missourians]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Order_against_Associated_Community_Services_and_owner_Robert_Burland/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Order_against_Associated_Community_Services_and_owner_Robert_Burland/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Jay Nixon on Thursday (June 19) obtained a temporary restraining order against an out of state telemarketer preventing the company from continuing to engage in manipulative, high pressure fundraising tactics when calling Missourians who asked not to be called.  Circuit Judge Edward Sweeney signed the order in St. Louis City Court against Associated Community Services of Southfield, Mich., and its owner Robert Burland.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon obtains temporary restraining order against Georgia businesses over No Call violations]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/TRO_against_Versadebt_and_Marvin_Cox_for_No_Call_violations/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/TRO_against_Versadebt_and_Marvin_Cox_for_No_Call_violations/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Jay Nixon today obtained a temporary restraining order against two Georgia businesses and their owners for violating Missouri's No Call law. The court order against Versadebt Corporation and its owner Marvin Cox of Atlanta, and Debtsafe Inc. and its owner Jonathan Blake Curtis of Athens, Ga., was signed today by Judge Edward Sweeney in St. Louis City Circuit Court.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon obtains $450,000 consent judgment against Police Protective Fund for telemarketing harassment of Missourians]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/PPF_ordered_not_to_contact_Missourians/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/PPF_ordered_not_to_contact_Missourians/</link><description><![CDATA[A fundraising telemarketer that continued to make solicitations to Missourians even after being told by consumers to stop will pay $450,000 to the State of Missouri under a consent judgment obtained today by Attorney General Jay Nixon. Police Protective Fund (PPF) also must not contact Missourians on the state No Call list for a period of two years, under the order approved today by St. Louis City Circuit Judge Edward Sweeney. PPF is incorporated in North Carolina and has offices in California, Texas and Florida.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:59:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon's enforcement of Missouri No Call law tops $3 million milestone]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/telemarketers_have_been_ordered_to_pay_3_million_to_MO_AGO_office/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/telemarketers_have_been_ordered_to_pay_3_million_to_MO_AGO_office/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Jay Nixon's efforts to crack down on telemarketers violating Missouri's No Call Law have hit the $3 million mark. That's the amount those telemarketers have been ordered to pay Nixon's office for No Call violations. Since 2001 when the law took effect, Nixon has enlisted the help of consumers whose home phone numbers are registered on the No Call list. Those consumers filed complaints with the Attorney General's Office when they continued to receive telemarketing calls, resulting in more than 1,000 enforcement actions by Nixon’s legal staff.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:40:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon obtains agreement with Florida business over No Call violations; telemarketer to pay $10,000 to state]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/No_Call_Fidelity_Credit_Services_National_Consumer_Services/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/No_Call_Fidelity_Credit_Services_National_Consumer_Services/</link><description><![CDATA[A Florida business and its owners who engaged in telemarketing phone calls to Missourians on the state No Call list will stop making such calls in violation of state law and pay $10,000 to the state under an agreement with Attorney General Jay Nixon. Nixon reached the assurance of voluntary compliance, filed today in St. Louis City Circuit Court, with Fidelity Credit Services of Indian Rock Beach, Fla. and its owner, Karin Rohret; as well as with National Consumer Services of Largo, Fla., and its owner, Andrew Golkin, and operations manager, Sal Cannatella.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:52:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon’s latest agreement part of $382,000 returned to state in No Call court orders and settlements in last two months]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Settlement_with_TruGreen_Lawn_Care_over_No_Call_violations/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Settlement_with_TruGreen_Lawn_Care_over_No_Call_violations/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Jay Nixon announced a settlement today with TruGreen Lawn Care over violations of Missouri’s No Call law, under which the business will agree to stop contacting consumers on the state No Call list and pay $45,000 to the state. The assurance of voluntary compliance, filed in St. Louis City Circuit Court, is the sixth No Call judgment or settlement obtained by the Attorney General since Jan. 24, resulting in $382,000 returned to the state.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon obtains temporary restraining order against California business over No Call violations]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/031008.htm</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/031008.htm</link><description><![CDATA[A business based in Santa Ana, Calif., that repeatedly contacted Missourians on the state No Call list has been ordered to stop doing so immediately, due to a temporary restraining order obtained today by Attorney General Jay Nixon. St. Louis City Circuit Judge Edward Sweeney signed the order against Smart Funding Corp, which does business as AMR Fundings, and its owner Madhulika Baid.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon agreement with St. Louis insurance company over No Call violations nets state $65,000]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/030508.htm</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/030508.htm</link><description><![CDATA[A St. Louis company that called Missourians on the state No Call list to sell insurance-related goods and services will pay $65,000 to the state and develop policies and procedures that ensure future compliance with the law under an agreement with Attorney General Jay Nixon. Nixon’s assurance of voluntary compliance with Haberstroh Insurance Agency was filed today in St. Louis City Circuit Court.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 :08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon reaches agreement with New Jersey wireless service provider over alleged No Call violations]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/022208c.htm</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/022208c.htm</link><description><![CDATA[A New Jersey business that allegedly violated Missouri’s No Call law while telemarketing prepaid wireless service will comply with the law, develop policies and procedures to ensure future compliance and pay $15,000 to the state under an agreement reached today by Attorney General Jay Nixon. Nixon’s assurance of voluntary compliance with Virgin Mobile USA LLC of Warren, N.J. was approved today in St. Louis City Circuit Court.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon reaches settlement with Illinois telemarketer over No Call violations; state to receive $25,000]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/020808b.htm</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/020808b.htm</link><description><![CDATA[An Illinois company that made telemarketing phone calls to Missourians on the state No Call list while attempting to sell goods and services related to insurance products will pay $25,000 to the state, comply with state consumer protection laws and develop policies to ensure future compliance under an agreement with Attorney General Jay Nixon. The assurance of voluntary compliance between Nixon and Bankers Life and Casualty of Chicago was filed today in St. Louis City Circuit Court.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon obtains order requiring Florida telemarketer to pay $80,000 for violating state No Call law]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/020408.htm</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/020408.htm</link><description><![CDATA[A Florida-based telemarketer that continued to make fund-raising calls to Missourians who asked not to be called will pay $80,000 to the state under a consent judgment obtained today by Attorney General Jay Nixon in St. Louis City Circuit Court. Nixon said Xentel Inc., a Delaware corporation based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., made the calls despite being cited for earlier violations in a 2004 court order. In addition to the $80,000 payment, Xentel also must abide by a list of policies and procedures to avoid continued violation of the law.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telemarketer that made misleading robocalls to Missourians must honor state No Call list, pay $152,000 in order obtained by Nixon]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/012408b.htm</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/012408b.htm</link><description><![CDATA[Telemarketer that made misleading robocalls to Missourians must honor state No Call list, pay $152,000 in order obtained by Nixon]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>	

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