Former Republican hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy is being sued over complaints regarding alleged robocalls which were made in support of his 2024 campaign.
According to the suit filed in an Ohio court, Ramaswamy or his campaign team used pre-recorded calls using the entrepreneur’s voice to contact potential voters on their cellular phones without obtaining their consent first.
The robocalls invited people to take part in a “teleforum town hall” and they would be connected to the event if they stayed on the line or pressed one on their phone’s keypad, before Ramaswamy appeared on the call to push for votes.
The suit claims that Ramaswamy either “expressly authorized” the making of these pre-recorded calls or knew that they were going to be made to promote his presidential candidacy and did “nothing to stop them.”
New Hampshire man Thomas Grant, who filed the suit, said he received several of these calls during Ramaswamy’s campaign and that these pre-recorded voice calls were made “en masse” without his prior express consent. Grant is now accusing Ramaswamy or his team of violating the Pre-recorded No Consent Class and calling for up to $1,500 in damages for each violation.
Ramaswamy’s office has been contacted for comment via email.
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