Companies Agree to Fines For Violating Telemarketing Law
Associated Press - Wed 06:18 AM 01/16/2013
Attorney General Derek Schmidt identified the companies Tuesday as Prairie Life Fitness LLC, of Omaha, Neb., and Vandell Communications LLC, based in Illinois.
The Kansas attorney general's office says two companies have agreed to pay $10,000 each for violating the state's no-call telemarketing law.
Attorney General Derek Schmidt identified the companies Tuesday as Prairie Life Fitness LLC, of Omaha, Neb., and Vandell Communications LLC, based in Illinois.
Schmidt's office began investigating Prairie Life Fitness in early 2012 after an Overland Park resident complained of getting a solicitation by phone. The company acknowledged marketing its Kansas-based fitness centers to Kansas residents who had placed their numbers on the national do-not-call registry.
The attorney general says Vandell Communications telephoned Kansas residents on the no-call list offering prizes on behalf of a Nevada company selling travel-related services.
Schmidt says both companies agreed to pay the state $10,000 in penalties and fees for the violations
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Aurora.
Wednesday 16 January 2013 07:57 Report this comment
10k that is like 10 cents to these companies. Hit them with a 10 million dollar fine and get their attention.
Iamgonnagetyou
Wednesday 16 January 2013 08:14 Report this comment
I agree the fine was to small.
Iamgonnagetyou
Wednesday 16 January 2013 08:37 Report this comment
Why doesn't the attorney general go after all these gas stations in Salina and elsewhere in Kansas for price fixing? This is running rampant all over the state as this office since the 70's or 80's has not enforced the laws on the books to protect Kansans against this. Casey's is the worst followed by dillions and kwik shops which dillions owns and then we get the others joining in. Gas right now in abilene is $2.85 and as of yesterday it was $2.98 in salina and looks like they lowered it to $2.96 according to the gas chart on here. Why is there a 11 to 12 cent difference from a smaller town 26 miles away not remotely close to a refinery?
iSmith
Wednesday 16 January 2013 12:05 Report this comment
Iam, how do you connect higher gas prices in Salina with "rampant" price-fixing? Could it be that gas station owners in Abilene just aren't as greedy as some in Salina, or Manhattan, even?
Aurora.
Thursday 17 January 2013 00:43 Report this comment
Evidently you do not understand price fixing iSmith. What they are talking about is say Casey's calls Kwik Shop and Dillions says we are going up to $4 a gallon at noon. Noon comes around and 95% of the stations in town are at $4. The remainder stations see that price and go up also. I see it happen all the time here in Salina.
equineman7
Thursday 17 January 2013 09:15 Report this comment
Aurora. you are right on with what you are saying. Many years back the attorney generals office proscecuted the owners of service stations who were involved in this type of scam. Then one day they stopped doing so. Someone probably got paid off to look the other way.
Iamgonnagetyou
Friday 18 January 2013 11:13 Report this comment
Here we go again for know reason with gas prices dropping throughout the country all the major stations went up 11 cents a gallon on 1/18.