PA Settles With `Deceptive’ Telemarketer

An allegedly fraudulent financial services telemarketer has agreed to settle claims with the Pennsylvania state attorney general that it deceptively and unlawfully tried to get senior citizens to liquidate their estates so they could sell them financial products.

The Patriot Group Inc., Mesa, AZ, and its division the Information Center for Retired Citizens Inc. (ICRC), Tempe, AZ, resolved violations of the state’s consumer protection law and the Federal Trade Commission