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VietnameseGriffin: ‘This is unacceptable and must end now’
LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin today announced that he and the 50 other attorneys general who make up the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force have sent letters to nine telecommunications companies notifying them that they may be violating state and federal laws by continuing to route allegedly unlawful robocalls across their networks.
“Robocalls have unfortunately become a common part of our lives, not just in Arkansas, but across the country. Our task force is taking steps to stem the tide of illegal robocalls that are bombarding American consumers.
“At least four of the companies that received our warning letters today have been confirmed to be routing calls to Arkansans in recent months. This is unacceptable and must end now. I will continue to stand up for Arkansans’ rights and do all in my power to protect them from these unlawful practices.”
The task force also shared its concerns about the nine telecommunications companies with federal law enforcement partners and regulatory bodies, including the Federal Communications Commission.
The following companies received the letters: Global Net Holdings; All Access Telecom; Lingo Telecom; NGL Communications; Range; RSCom Ltd.; Telcast Network; ThinQ Technologies; and Telcentris. To read copies of the warning letters, click here.
To download a PDF of this release, click here.
About Attorney General Tim Griffin
Tim Griffin was sworn in as the 57th Attorney General of Arkansas on January 10, 2023, having previously served as the state’s 20th Lieutenant Governor from 2015-2023. From 2011-2015, Griffin served as the 24th representative of Arkansas’s Second Congressional District, where he served on the House Committee on Ways and Means, House Armed Services Committee, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Ethics and House Committee on the Judiciary while also serving as a Deputy Whip for the Majority.
Griffin is currently an officer in the Arkansas Army National Guard and holds the rank of colonel. Griffin served as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps for more than 28 years. In 2005, Griffin was mobilized to active duty as an Army prosecutor at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and served with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in Mosul, Iraq.
His previous assignments include serving as the Commander of the 2d Legal Operations Detachment in New Orleans, Louisiana; the Commander of the 134th Legal Operations Detachment at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and as a Senior Legislative Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness at the Pentagon. Griffin earned a master’s degree in strategic studies as a Distinguished Honor Graduate from the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.
Griffin also served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Political Affairs for President George W. Bush; Special Assistant to Assistant Attorney General Michael Chertoff, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice; Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Arkansas; Senior Investigative Counsel, Government Reform and Oversight Committee, U.S. House of Representatives; and Associate Independent Counsel, Office of Independent Counsel David M. Barrett, In re: HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros.
Griffin is a graduate of Magnolia High School, Hendrix College in Conway, and Tulane Law School in New Orleans. He attended graduate school at Oxford University. He is admitted to practice law in Arkansas (active) and Louisiana (inactive). Griffin lives in Little Rock with his wife, Elizabeth, a Camden native, and their three children.
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