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Telemarketers Sentenced to Federal Prison in Credit Card Scheme
The owners and managers of Gecko Communications, were sentenced to federal prison this week for running a huge telemarketing scam involving preapproved credit cards.
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News Headlines
- Telemarketers Sentenced to Federal Prison in Credit Card Scheme 12/22/06
- FTC Extends Policy on Abandoned Calls Until New Rulemaking Completed 12/20/06
- Large ARM Investor May be Hit with Fine 12/19/06
- FTC Approves Notice on Enforcement of Call Abandonment 12/19/06
- FTC Cracks Down on Work-From-Home Scams 12/18/06
- D&B Australia Welcomes Report Into Comprehensive Credit Reporting 12/14/06
- UK Regulator Releases Report on Debt Collection Compliance 12/13/06
- Fannie Sues KPMG for $2 Billion Over Accounting Mistakes 12/13/06
- Chase Bank and Trilegiant to Pay $14.5 million Over Deceptive Marketing 12/12/06
- Ameriprise Settles With Massachusetts Over Data Loss 12/12/06
- Democrats May Target Debt Collection for Regulation 12/11/06
- MasterCard Wins World Cup Credit Card Sponsorship Case 12/8/06
- FDIC Urges Low-cost Bank Loans for Military Personnel 12/7/06
- House Passes Law to Protect Tithing in Bankruptcy 12/7/06
- Judge Nullifies County's Strict Lending Law 12/6/06
- CAMCO Saga Ends with $1 million FTC Settlement 12/6/06
- Key Democrat Promises Credit Card Crackdown 12/5/06
- GAO Report Calls for Greater Transparency at Credit Unions 12/4/06
- FTC Takes ISP to Task Over Telemarketing 11/22/06
- FDCPA Gets New Industry-Approved Amendments 10/3/06
- CAMCO Debt Auction Spectacle Nets Good Results 1/20/05
Analysis Headlines
- 20 Sure Fire Ways to Lose Money, and Get Sued
- Unsecured Creditors – Challenges after Bankruptcy Reform
- Using the Law with Collections Efforts for Increased Recovery
- The Talk about Certification and Process Management
- Frivolous Lawsuits


