DOJ, Robocallers File Joint Motion for Injunction, Monetary Judgment in TSR Case
Attorneys for plaintiff DOJ and defendants Netlatitude and Kurt Hannigan filed a joint motion (docket 3:23-cv-00313) for entry of a stipulated order for permanent injunction, monetary judgment and other relief in a Telemarketing Sales Rule suit Wednesday in U.S. District…
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Court for Southern California in San Diego. Entry of the order will fully resolve the litigation between DOJ and defendants Netlatitude and Hannigan. DOJ’s February complaint on the FTC’s behalf aimed to stop a network of companies and individuals allegedly responsible for delivering “tens of millions" of unwanted VoIP and ringless voicemail (RVM) phone debt service robocalls to consumers nationwide (see 2302170032). Stratics’ outbound calling service enabled its clients to transmit millions of robocalls using VoIP, alleged the complaint. From 2013 to 2020, Stratics sold its wholesale SIP service to other VoIP service companies, including defendants Netlatitude and its owner Kurt Hannigan, and “many others,” it said. Stratics also sold access to its platform delivering RVM, a call that goes to consumers' voicemail without ringing their phone, the FTC said. Netlatitude used Stratics’ wholesale SIP termination services to operate its RVM service, which it later sold to a foreign telemarketer of debt relief services, it said. In late May, U.S. District Court Judge Cynthia Bashant granted Atlas defendants their motions for extension of time to respond to the complaint, giving a Wednesday deadline. Stratics Networks’ response was extended from May 17 to June 20. One set of defendants, Kasm and its owner Kenan Azzeh, agreed to settle the complaint. A Feb. 23 stipulated order enjoined those defendants from promoting or offering for sale any debt relief service and imposed a $3.4 million judgment against the defendants as monetary relief. They were ordered to pay the FTC $7,500 to be used for consumer redress.