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Defendants’ Answer in Ind. AG’s Robocalling Lawsuit Offers No Affirmative Defenses

MV Realty, five of its subsidiaries and three of its officers deny the allegations in the 24-count complaint filed Sept. 5 by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) that they perpetuate an aggressive and illegal robocalling and telemarketing operation that…

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targets Indiana homeowners (see 2309060001), said the defendants’ answer Tuesday (docket 1:23-cv-01578) in U.S. District Court for Southern Indiana in Indianapolis. Their answer offered no affirmative defenses. Rokita alleges the defendants offer homeowners cash payments in exchange for a future interest in the sale of the homeowner’s real property. The homeowner benefit agreement, as their offer is called, is “nothing more than a disguised extension of credit with implicit interest to be paid back by the homeowner at a future date,” alleges the complaint.