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TAMPA BAY, Fla. 鈥?Robo-dialers made 1.4 billion calls to Florida residents, about 77 per person so far this year, according to data from YouMail Inc s Robo Call Index. The figure is staggering but nowhere near on pace to hit the 4.1 billion made to Floridians in 2021. Why Because Florida lawmakers passed the 2021 Telemarketing Act to help protect residents from robo-dialers. But now, lawmakers voted in favor of a new bill that would make it easier for these same companies to legally call and text you.Consumer Attorney Billy Howard said the bill eliminates the written consent clause in the current law. It blows up the whole consent law. You really do stanley cup n t need consent, he said. They can send the text messages as much as they want. South Tampa resident Sean Bradley recently received 79 telemarketing calls in a single day after applying for a mortgage. Bradley, who was at work at the time, described it as being disruptive and extremely aggravating. Bradley is considering legal action since most of those calls were made without his written consent, as required under the current law. He op stanley website poses stanley cup becher any new legislation that would make it legal to robo-dial consumers. I dont understand why anyone would allow a bill or want to allow a bill like this to go through, he said. If the Governor signs HB 761 into law, robo-texters would have up to 15 days to stop texting after you text back the word stop. Proponents of the measure said it would reduce litigation filed against telemarket Ifbo 8-year-old border collie named Lulu inherits $5 million when owner dies- |8 W" Q+ r8 s. ^5 n1 {, M
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. 鈥?A Marine veteran in Pasco County says he s also the victim of a fraudulent stockbroker accused of taking more than $40,000 from a couple 10 years ago. stanley portugal RELATED: Hes a predator: Couple searching for justice after losing more than $40K to fraudulent stockbrokerNow Michael Motola is accused of taking money from Dennis Michael. Michael says his life chan stanley cup ged forever when he says he was involved in a serious motorcycle crash in January 2018. I broke both ankles and my back. I couldnt stand, move or walk for that seven to eight months being incapacitated. It was around that time Michael met Motola. Michael lent $4,000 with the promise of getting the money back and more. He said hes got the money. Hes got tons of money. You can come to the Cayman Islands with me. You name it this guy has said it. An investigation by the Pasco Sheriffs Office found Motola claimed to be a stockbroker and took hundreds of thousands of dollars from people, convincing them he would invest the money and get big returns.He met some of the victims at his own children s sporting events, including th stanley cup e Gagnys who lost more than $40,000.PASCO NEWS | The latest headlines from Pasco County Hes a predator. He preys on people. Innocent people that dont know any better. And I didnt know any better, said Tony Gagny Sr,Dennis says Motola took advantage of him while he was recovering from the crash. Michael says if he knew Motola s criminal history, he says he never would have never given him |
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