One Man Made over 6,000 Racist Robocalls, FCC Fining Him Nearly $13 Million

The man harassed thousands of people across six U.S. states.

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If you receive a call from an unknown number you don't expect to be verbally harassed or mocked by a complete stranger. However, that's precisely what happened to thousands of people in the U.S. states of Idaho, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, and Virginia. 

One man made over 6,000 robocalls in an attempt to boost his website's publicity and his own notoriety. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stated it wanted to fine him $12,910,000. 

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What was the man's intent?

Typically, the FCC handles issues of robocalls that involve shady companies, so this one-person case is quite intriguing. The man took the time to create numerous robocalls to specifically target communities in six states

Masking his calls to appear as though they were coming from a local number, the man duped many people into picking up their ringing phones.