Sen. Richard Blumenthal is moving ahead with new legislative efforts to combat telemarketing scams that have raised millions of dollars while pretending to represent political and charitable causes.
Blumenthal announced on Monday a new oversight and legislative fight to take on those that use telemarketing calls, online scams, and other schemes to effectively steal millions of dollars from donors.
Contributors think they are donating to real causes but they're tricked into giving to fake organizations, with their leaders ending up keeping the money for themselves.
The Connecticut Democrat's first step was to send letters to the chairs of the Federal Election Commission and the Federal Trade Commission as part of his larger inquiry.
He wrote a similar letter to FTC chair Lina Khan.
Persons:
Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Blumenthal, they're, Dara Lindenbaum, Lina Khan
Organizations:
Connecticut Democrat's, Commission, Federal Trade Commission
Locations:
Connecticut