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    Man Accused Of Making Millions Of Robocalls Faces Biggest-Ever FCC Fine

    FCC proposed a $120 million fine for a Miami resident said to be single-handedly responsible for 97 million robocalls over a three-month period, scheming to sell "discounted" travel packages.
    by Alina Selyukh Jun 22, 2017 1 minute
    Telemarketers are prohibited from making prerecorded phone calls to people without prior consent. It's also illegal to deliberately falsify caller ID with the intent to harm or defraud consumers. / PeopleImages.com / Getty Images

    Federal regulators on Thursday said they've identified "the perpetrator of one of the largest ... illegal robocalling campaigns" they have ever investigated.

    The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $120 million fine for a Miami

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