A Florida Man Has been Accused of Making 97 Million Robocalls
- Adrian Abramovich is fighting proposed $120 million fine
- Senate Commerce Committee hears about ways to fight robocalls
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A Florida man accused of flooding consumers with 97 million phone calls touting fake travel deals appeared Wednesday before lawmakers to explain how robocalls work and to say, “I am not the kingpin of robocalling that is alleged.”
Adrian Abramovich, of Miami, who is fighting a proposed $120 million fine, told senators that open-source software lets operators make thousands of phone calls with the click of a button, in combination with cloud-based computing and “the right long distance company.”