Conservatively Speaking
State Senator Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) represents parts of four counties: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, and Walworth. Her Senate District 28 includes New Berlin, Franklin, Greendale, Hales Corners, Muskego, Waterford, Big Bend and parts of Greenfield, East Troy, and Mukwonago. Senator Lazich has been in the Legislature for more than a decade. She considers herself a tireless crusader for lower taxes, reduced spending and smaller government.
Wisconsin case featured in national telemarketing investigation
By Mary Lazich
Monday, May 26 2008, 07:45 AM
Operation Tele-Phoney is the largest sweep of telemarketing fraud cases ever conducted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Details of the extensive investigation were announced at a news conference at FTC headquarters in Washington D.C.
One of the cases highlighted in this national sweep was the successful prosecution of a fraudulent charitable telephone solicitation practice in Wisconsin. Donors were duped into believing their contributions would immediately go toward noteworthy charities.
Read more about the crackdown here.
The FTC has announced the “Who’s Calling?” consumer education campaign that encourages consumers to: 1) Recognize the signs of telemarketing fraud and 2) Report fraud to the FTC and state attorneys general. Here are more details.
