During the 2021 fiscal year, Maryland residents submitted the most complaints to the Federal Trade Commission per 100,000 people regarding telemarketing sales calls and robocalls, according to recent data released by the FTC.

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A coalition of 51 attorneys general and 12 phone companies have agreed to a set of principles to fight illegal robocalls, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced Thursday. All 50 states and Washington D.C. were involved in the ...

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Julius Henson's lawyer plans a dual attack on the former political consultant's violation-of-probation conviction for running for state Senate, based in part on the Court of Special Appeals' ruling in an unrelated case Wednesday in favor of former Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold.

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For a man facing four months in jail, Julius Henson appeared rather relieved and upbeat Thursday afternoon. Now he could get back to campaigning.

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A political consultant who was convicted in a robocall conspiracy in the last Maryland governor's election filed to run for a Baltimore state Senate seat on Thursday.

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Julius Henson, who was convicted in a case involving robocalls on Election Day in 2010, says he is running for the General Assembly.

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A few government and politics headlines for Tuesday.

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WASHINGTON — There may one day soon be another way to fight those annoying prerecorded phone pitches known as robocalls. The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday announced winners for its national contest to develop a blocking technology for illegal sales ...

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Political consultant Julius Henson was sentenced to 60 days in prison Wednesday for his role in sending automated robocalls to curb Democrat voters from heading to the polls in the 2010 gubernatorial election. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Emanuel Brown ...

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Both during and after the very public fraud and conspiracy trials of members of former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.’s campaign team, discussions surrounding voter suppression filled the airwaves and public domain. Radio show hosts railed against the notion that ...

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