Casco man sues NRA over phone calls seeking members

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 5, 2020

A Casco man, Travis McEwen, has sued the National Rifle Association and its marketing firm alleging they for years have used an automatic telephone dialing system to place illegal calls to consumers around the country, including people who’d put their phone numbers on the national Do Not Call Registry. Lawyers claim the NRA and its marketing firm have a history of “legal improprieties.” In 2018, InfoCision agreed to pay a fine to the Federal Trade Commission for engaging in deceptive telemarketing practices. The NRA recently announced that it is cutting staff and salaries as it continues to struggle financially following a wave of legal trouble, which has reportedly cost the organization more than $100 million.