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Kentucky AG: 48-state coalition, FCC coordination to crack down on robocalls; 320,000,000 calls cited
Summary
Attorney General Russell Coleman said Kentucky joined a multistate enforcement effort with nearly every AG in the country and is working with the FCC to deter robocalls. He cited a figure of 320,000,000 calls in Kentucky in the first six months of the year and emphasized elder fraud as a priority.
Russell Coleman said Kentucky is part of a multistate effort to curb robocalls and related scams, working with the Federal Communications Commission and other states. "It was 48 attorneys general. It was almost every AG in the country," he said, describing national coordination to pursue fraudsters who often operate across state or international lines.
Coleman called robocalls "attempted fraud" and singled out older Kentuckians as frequent targets. He gave a numerical estimate of caller volume: "1st 6 months of this year in the Commonwealth, 320,000,000 in Kentucky alone," and said the office will rely on federal partners to pursue cross‑jurisdictional enforcement and deterrence.
