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Company: Telemarketing, Inc. et al.
Penalty: $40,000
Year: 2004
Date: March 18, 2004
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: A group of companies settled allegations that they deceived and charged improper fees to approximately 25,000 consumers who misdialed while trying to call the popular television show American Idol to vote for their favorite performer during the 2002 and 2003 seasons.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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