Court To Montclair Company: Don't Call Arkansas Anymore

An Arkansas court has ordered an Upper Montclair telemarketing company to pay the state $190,000 in fines and refrain from calling its residents.

According to court documents, Electronic Media Marketing Group of Montclair attempted to rip off businesses throughout Arkansas by calling them and submitting a phony bill for an advertising service called “General Yellow Pages.”

After the company didn’t respond to a 2014 complaint about its actions, a federal court entered a default judgement against the telemarking service on July 27, ordering EMMG to pay $190,000 in civil penalties and $4,500 in attorney’s fees.

As part of the judgement, EMMG is “enjoined from placing telemarketing calls” or making collection efforts to consumers in the state of Arkansas.

See the full court decision here.

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