A robocall paid for by the D.C. Democratic State Committee mistakenly told 1,700 voters to cast their ballots…tomorrow.
Sep 05, 2010
Second Anonymous Robocall Attacks Graham
We have obtained a transcript of a second robocall received by some Ward 1 residents. We’ll spare you the gory details, but again this call contains no identifying information. The content is much more incendiary than the first. The caller accuses Jim Graham of having “a lover on the city’s payroll” and tells voters “do not vote for Jim Graham.” The second call also includes a reference to the taxicab bribery scandal. The Graham campaign…
May 12, 2009
FTC to Finally Go After Those Car Warranty Robocalls
The Associated Press (via the Los Angeles Times) gets on a story near and dear to several DCist staffers hearts: The Federal Trade Commission is apparently close to taking legal action against the truly evil company (or companies?) responsible for the almost weekly robocalls many of us have been receiving that warn us our auto warranties are about to expire. Have you been getting these calls, too? The messages go something like this: “This…