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New Hampshire AG expands efforts to combat robo calls

3 months ago in Local

New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella addresses reporters while sharing findings of a deadly force shooting by Guilford, N.H. police on Jan. 1, 2023, during a news conference at the New Hampshire Department of Justice building, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Concord, N.H. According to a report released, police use of deadly force to shoot a teenager with mental health issues at his home after he approached officers carrying a knife was justified, New Hampshire's attorney general said Thursday. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Charles Krupa


CONCORD, N.H.- The State Attorney General’s office says it’s expanding its effort to crackdown on illegal robo calls and is now investigating the four major voice service providers.

Thursday’s announcement is part of the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force, formed in 2022 by 51 attorneys general.

The group investigates and pursues companies responsible for large volumes of illegal and fraudulent robocalls entering and moving through the U.S. telephone network.

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