The FCC has fined a Montana man $9.9 million for making thousands of racist and threatening robocalls.
Scott Rhodes, 51, reportedly targeted Black and Jewish politicians, as well as a murder victim’s family, and attempted to influence a jury in a murder case against a neo-Nazi, per Business Insider India.
Rhodes reportedly used an online platform to manipulate caller ID so the calls, made from different states in 2018, appeared to be from local numbers. The reportedly used a technique known as “neighbor spoofing.”
“The law is clear: Spoofed caller ID robocalls used with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or cheat recipients is unlawful. And the American people are sick and tired of it,” Ajit Pai, the FCC chairman at the time, said in the January 14 announcement of the fine.
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