29-05-2025
‘Scammer's line is dead': Robocaller behind millions of Ohio scam calls banned, AG says
COLUMBUS (WJW) – A man who investigators said is responsible for billions of robocalls made across the country, including in Ohio, has been banned from the telecommunications industry, according to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
This week, Yost and attorneys general in seven other states won their ongoing court battle against John Spiller, who was found in contempt of court by a federal judge in Texas.
According to court records, Spiller owned several companies, including Rising Eagle Capital Group, JSquared Telecom and Rising Eagle Capital Group-Cayman.
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Investigators said the companies facilitated a massive number of robocalls, including 69 million sent to phone numbers with Ohio area codes. Court records show that more than 32 million of those numbers were on the 'Do Not Call List.'
The businesses were ordered to be shut down in 2023, but according to Yost, Spiller violated his court order by starting new companies — Every1 Telecom and ATX Telco — and continuing the robocall scams.
According to the attorney general's office, a federal judge this week imposed a permanent ban on Spiller, 'prohibiting him from launching future telecommunications companies or otherwise operating in the telecom industry.'
'This scammer's line is dead — and it's not coming back,' Yost said.
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He also must pay more than $600,000 in attorney's fees and litigation costs for violating the court order, the attorney general's office said.
'The judge's latest ruling sends a strong message that bad actors cannot evade court orders by simply operating under different business names,' Yost's office said in a press release.
Other attorneys general were involved in the legal fight, including in Arkansas, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota and Texas.
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