FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 28, 2007
Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter Takes Action against 13 Companies and their Owners for Sending Hoosiers Unsolicited Faxes
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Eight companies that have sent Hoosiers hundreds of unwanted offers for vacation packages, weight loss products, loans, health and life insurance, are now named in lawsuits filed by Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter. Five others have been cited for alleged violations and have paid penalties since enforcement of the law began January 1, 2007.
“These fax offers are frustrating for business owners who bear the brunt of the costs along with the time to sort through the unwanted piles of paper each day,” Carter said. “Home-based businesses also have the added frustration of interrupted privacy during the owners’ time spent with family.”
The companies and individuals being sued are:
Name |
Business Location |
Type of Solicitation(s) |
County of Lawsuit |
Cancun Adventures, Inc.,
Peter Sotolongo, Adam Walker & Sigfredo Alvira |
Orlando, FL |
Vacations |
St. Joseph |
Heritage Biographical Publications, Inc.,
Chris Jesperson & Victor Clarke |
Wantaugh, NY |
Who’s Who Publications |
Clark |
International Directories Corp., &
Richard “Dick” Joseph McHenry, Sr. |
Florida |
Business Directories |
Vigo |
Slim America Labs, Inc. &
Benn G. Westbrook |
California & Nevada |
Weight Loss Pills |
Marion |
Worldwide Commercial Lending, LLC |
Southfield, MI |
Loans |
St. Joseph |
The Hot Lead Company & Greg Horne |
Plano, TX |
Health & Life Insurance/Mortgages |
Allen |
Sunstar Travel and Tours, Inc., & Tropical
Travel Marketing, Inc., Joseph D. Hanna &
Louis Quiles |
Altamonte Springs &
Deltona, FL |
Vacations |
Marion |
Five companies have entered into assurances of voluntary compliance (AVC) with the attorney general’s office for alleged violations of the law, paying penalties of $13,250.
- Atlas & Associates, TX (searches)
- Holt Marketing & Management, MI (Outbound call center sales)
- Nick Giammusso & Della Giammusso d/b/a vipsuperbowltickets.com, Inc., NY (Super Bowl Tickets)
- Universal Metals, LLC, OH (Metals)
- Zocklein & Associates, LLC, KY (Workshops)
The state law makes the transmittal of unsolicited fax advertisements a deceptive consumer sale act allowing the attorney general’s office to recover civil penalties of up to $1,500 per violation.
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