May 4, 2008 at 6:04 AM by David Women’s Voices, Women Votes (WVWV), a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization, may be subject to more than $929 million in fines for generating tens of thousands of robocalls to North Carolina voters last week. According to the state’s Attorney General’s office, WVWV may have violated the state’s telephone solicitation laws.
In addition to the $929 million in fines the state may levy on the non-profit, WVWV may also be liable for paying recovery fines to residents of N.C. that may, depending on the actual number of voters called, range anywhere from $91.1 million to $911.2 million. If the maximum amounts are levied (criminal and civil) on the non-profit, WVWV would face fines and penalties totaling a staggering $1.841 billion. It should also be noted the penalties discussed here are for violating the telephone solicitation laws only. Any alleged voter suppression matters are separate and not covered in this post. I felt that $1.841 billion was enough for at least today.
Chris Kromm of The Institute for Southern Studies (Facing South) published an investigative report last Wednesday that resulted in a firestorm
on the Internet, and widespread concerns throughout the country and in the N.C. Attorney General’s office.
Kromm’s report strongly implied that robocalls made by WVWV and its affiliates were targeting African Americans with an objective to suppress votes.…more
at the link
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