The Federal Trade Commission has charged several Canadian-based companies and their principals with fraudulently telemarketing U.S. consumers by tricking them into paying for unordered business directories and listings in them.
Named, as defendants were Global Management Solutions, Commutel Marketing, American Business Solutions, Ty Nguyen, a.k.a. Hiep Manh Nguyen, Cory Kornelson, Byron Steczko, Kelly Nguyen, a.k.a. Phu Minh Huy Nguyen and Minh Tam Vo.
American Business and Commutel allegedly ran telemarketing operations out of Victoria, British Columbia, and Montreal. Global handled debt collection for the other two companies.
The U.S. District Court in Washington, DC has granted an order temporarily halting the defendants
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